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In the year 1951
382 Notable deaths
William Randolph Hearst
American newspaper publisher (1863–1951).
Born April 29th, 1863 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1951 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian-british philosopher (1889–1951).
Born April 26th, 1889 in Neuwaldegg. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1951 at 62 years old in Cambridge (prostate cancer). [ref]
Henrietta Lacks
American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the hela cell line.
Born August 1st, 1920 in Roanoke.
Died October 4th, 1951 at 31 years old in Baltimore (cervical adenocarcinoma).
Philippe Pétain
French military and political leader (1856-1951).
Born April 24th, 1856 in Cauchy-à-la-Tour. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1951 at 95 years old in Port-Joinville. [ref]
Shoeless Joe Jackson
American baseball player.
Born July 16th, 1887 in Pickens County.
Died December 5th, 1951 at 64 years old in Greenville (myocardial infarction).
Arnold Schoenberg
Austrian-jewish american composer (1874-1951).
Born September 13th, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1951 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fanny Brice
American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951).
Born October 29th, 1891 in Manhattan.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 59 years old in Hollywood (cerebral hemorrhage).
Sinclair Lewis
American writer and playwright (1885–1951).
Born May 7th, 1885 in Sauk Centre. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1951 at 65 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ferdinand Porsche
Austrian-german automotive engineer, inventor and nazi who founded the porsche car company.
Born September 3rd, 1875 in Vratislavice nad Nisou.
Died January 30th, 1951 at 75 years old in Stuttgart (infarction). [ref]
Robert Walker
American actor (1918-1951).
Born October 13th, 1918 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 28th, 1951 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
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