Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1951

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1951. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• April 2 Simon Barere

  Piano player, who dies while performing at carnegie hall.

• April 3 Henrik Visnapuu

  Estonian-american playwright and poet (d. 1951).

• April 4 George Albert Smith

  American religious leader, 8th president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (b. 1870)

• April 5 Edward Rigby

  Dies at 72

• April 6 Halfdan Cleve

  Composer dies at 71

• April 9 Vilhelm Bjerknes

  Norwegian meteorologist and physicist (d. 1951).

• April 9 Sadiq Hidajat

  Persian writer (hadji aga)

• April 12 Harold Vincent Milligan

  Composer dies at 62

• April 14 Al Christie

  Canadian-american director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)

• April 16 Emile Erens

  Dutch hagiographer (pastor of ars) dies at 85

• April 18 Óscar Carmona

  Portuguese field marshal and politician, 11th president of portugal (b. 1869)

• April 18 Antonio Oscar Carmona

  97th prime minister of portugal, 11th president of portugal (born in 1869).

• April 20 Ivanoe Bonomi

  Italian politician, 25th prime minister of italy (b. 1873)

• April 22 Horace Donisthorpe

  English myrmecologist and entomologist (d. 1951).

• April 22 Stanley Ridges

  Actor (possessed), sgt york, mr ace, dies at 59

• April 23 Charles Gates Dawes

  Nobel Prize laureate for his crucial role in bringing about the Dawes Plan

• April 23 Jules Berry

  French comedian and actor who played characters in the '30s, '40s. he was a veteran of paris's stage and appeared in three silent movies. he was a star in the talkies, appearing in more than 90 sound films. he did up to 14 films per year. he was a favourite of franceaeur(tm's top directors because of his impressive screen presence.

• April 25 Jerzy Fitelberg

  Composer dies at 47

• April 26 Arnold Sommerfeld

  German physicist, whose atomic model allowed the explanation of fine structure spectral lines.

• April 26 John Alden Carpenter

  American composer sea drift, dies at 75.

• April 29 Ludwig Wittgenstein

  Austrian-British philosopher known for his work in logic and philosophy of language.

• April 29 Jules Verstraete [Julien G de Graef]

  Actor (boefje) dies at 67