In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
María Grever
Mexican-american musician, songwriter, conductor.
Born September 14th, 1885 in León de Los Aldama. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1951 at 66 years old in New York City.
Val Lewton
Russian-american writer and film producer.
Born May 7th, 1904 in Yalta. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1951 at 46 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Albert Coombs Barnes
American chemist and art collector (barnes collection) 1872-1951.
Born January 2nd, 1872 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 1951 at 79 years old in Phoenixville (traffic collision).
George Albert Smith
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born April 4th, 1870 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 4th, 1951 at 81 years old in Salt Lake City (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Eldest child of grand duke kirill vladimirovich of russia and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg and gotha (1907-1951); wife of karl, 6th prince of leiningen.
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Coburg.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 44 years old in Madrid.
Mildred Bailey
Native american jazz singer.
Born February 27th, 1907 in Tekoa.
Died December 12th, 1951 at 44 years old in Poughkeepsie (diabetes).
Robert J. Flaherty
American documentary filmmaker (1884-1951).
Born February 16th, 1884 in Iron Mountain.
Died July 23rd, 1951 at 67 years old in Dummerston.
Élie Cartan
French mathematician.
Born April 9th, 1869 in Dolomieu. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1951 at 82 years old in Paris.
Artur Schnabel
Austrian pianist.
Born April 17th, 1882 in Lipnik.
Died August 15th, 1951 at 69 years old in Morschach.
Nikolai Medtner
Russian composer and pianist (1879–1951).
Born January 5th, 1880 in Moscow.
Died November 13th, 1951 at 71 years old in London.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 401
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin