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In the year 1951
351 Notable deaths
Ernst von Weizsäcker
German diplomat in the nazi regime (1882-1951).
Born May 25th, 1882 in Stuttgart.
Died August 4th, 1951 at 69 years old in Lindau (stroke). [ref]
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).
Jack Holt
American actor (1888-1951).
Born May 31st, 1888 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1951 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Katarzyna Kobro
Polish sculptor (1898-1951).
Born January 26th, 1898 in Moscow, Riga. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in Łódź. [ref]
Mary White Ovington
American activist, naacp founder (1865–1951).
Born April 11th, 1865 in Brooklyn.
Died July 15th, 1951 at 86 years old in Newton Highlands.
Andrei Platonov
Russian writer.
Born September 1st, 1899 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1951 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Sigmund Romberg
Hungarian-born american operetta composer.
Born July 29th, 1887 in Nagykanizsa. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1951 at 64 years old in New York City. [ref]
Serge Voronoff
Tissue transplant specialist (1866-1951).
Born July 10th, 1866 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1951 at 85 years old in Lausanne.
Tadeusz Borowski
Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951).
Born November 12th, 1922 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1951 at 28 years old in Warsaw (asphyxia). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 351
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