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In the year 1951
351 Notable deaths
Robert J. Flaherty
American documentary filmmaker.
Born February 16th, 1884 in Iron Mountain. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1951 at 67 years old in Dummerston. [ref]
Amélie of Orléans
Portuguese queen consort.
Born September 28th, 1865 in London.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 86 years old in Le Chesnay.
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).
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
German surgeon (1875-1951).
Born July 3rd, 1875 in Barmen. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1951 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Eldest child of grand duke kirill vladimirovich of russia and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg-gotha; wife of karl, 6th prince of leiningen (1907-1951).
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Coburg.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 44 years old in Madrid.
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer.
Born February 27th, 1907 in Tekoa. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1951 at 44 years old in Poughkeepsie (diabetes). [ref]
Ivanoe Bonomi
Italian politician (1873-1951).
Born October 18th, 1873 in Mantua. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1951 at 77 years old in Rome. [ref]
Du Yuesheng
Chinese mob boss (1888-1951).
Born August 22nd, 1888 in Gaoqiao.
Died August 16th, 1951 at 62 years old in Hong Kong.
Nikolai Medtner
British composer and pianist.
Born January 5th, 1880 in Moscow.
Died November 13th, 1951 at 71 years old in London. [ref]
Élie Cartan
French mathematician.
Born April 9th, 1869 in Dolomieu. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1951 at 82 years old in Paris.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 351
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy