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In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Oswald Pohl
German ss functionary, head of the ss main economic and administrative office, convicted war criminal (1892-1951).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Duisburg. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1951 at 58 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging). [ref]
Pamela Colman Smith
British occultist, artist and illustrator (1878–1951).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pimlico. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1951 at 73 years old in Bude. [ref]
Maxim Litvinov
Soviet diplomat, foreign minister 1930–39, ambassador to usa 1941–43.
Born July 17th, 1876 in Białystok.
Died December 31st, 1951 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Alfred Hugenberg
German politician (1865-1951).
Born June 19th, 1865 in Hanover. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1951 at 85 years old in Kükenbruch. [ref]
Bill Barilko
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born March 25th, 1927 in Timmins.
Died August 26th, 1951 at 24 years old in Ontario.
Ben Chifley
Australian politician, 16th prime minister of australia (1945 to 1949).
Born September 22nd, 1885 in Bathurst.
Died June 13th, 1951 at 65 years old in Canberra (myocardial infarction).
Warner Baxter
American actor (1889-1951).
Born March 29th, 1889 in Columbus. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1951 at 62 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Empress Teimei
Japanese empress consort.
Born June 25th, 1884 in Nishikichō.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 66 years old in Ōmiya Palace.
Nellie McClung
Canadian author, social activist, suffragette & politician (1873-1951).
Born October 20th, 1873 in Chatsworth.
Died September 1st, 1951 at 77 years old in Victoria.
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
Swedish prince (1861-1951); third son of oscar ii of sweden and sophia of nassau.
Born February 27th, 1861 in Arvfurstens palats. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1951 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 41 to 50 of 401
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