In the year 1951
351 Notable deaths
Alfred Hugenberg
German politician (1865-1951).
Born June 19th, 1865 in Hanover. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1951 at 85 years old in Kükenbruch. [ref]
Francisco Boix
Spanish civil war veteran and photographer, survivor of concentration camp mauthausen (1920-1951).
Born August 14th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died July 7th, 1951 at 30 years old in Paris.
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
Swedish prince; third son of oscar ii of sweden and sophia of nassau.
Born February 27th, 1861 in Arvfurstens palats.
Died October 24th, 1951 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
Eddie Collins
American baseball player.
Born May 2nd, 1887 in Dutchess County.
Died March 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Boston.
August Horch
German automobile engineer.
Born October 12th, 1868 in Winningen.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 82 years old in Münchberg.
Princess Hélène of Orléans
Princess of france.
Born June 13th, 1871 in London. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1951 at 79 years old in Stabiae. [ref]
Fritz Thyssen
German businessman (1873-1951).
Born November 9th, 1873 in Styrum, Gemeinde. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1951 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Sadegh Hedayat
Iranian writer.
Born February 17th, 1903 in Tehran. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1951 at 48 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
Albert Coombs Barnes
American chemist and art collector (barnes collection) 1872-1951.
Born January 2nd, 1872 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1951 at 79 years old in Phoenixville (traffic collision). [ref]
Artur Schnabel
Austrian pianist.
Born April 17th, 1882 in Lipnik.
Died August 15th, 1951 at 69 years old in Morschach.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia