Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1951

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 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

Dec. 1 Felix Petyrek
Composer dies at 59
Dec. 5 Abanindranath Tagore
Indian painter, author, and academic (b. 1871)
Dec. 5 Shoeless Joe Jackson
American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
Dec. 6 Harold Ross
American journalist and publisher, the new yorker was founded in 1951.
Dec. 6 J Edward Bromberg
Dies at 47
Dec. 10 Algernon Blackwood
English author and playwright (b. 1869)
Dec. 11 Mustafa Muğlalı
Turkish general (b. 1882)
Dec. 11 Hijri Dede
Iraqi turkmen poet and writer (b. 1881)
Dec. 12 Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey was a pioneering jazz singer known for her distinctive vocal style and significant influence on early swing and popular music during the 1930s and 1940s.
Dec. 13 Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer/pianist daniel hjort dies at the age of 73.
Dec. 15 Eric Drummond
At 75, the first secretary-general league of nations (1919-1933) dies.
Dec. 19 Barton Yarbrough
Actor (dragnet) dies at 51
Dec. 22 Powell Weaver
Composer dies at 61
Dec. 23 Benito Lynch
At 66, irish/argentine writer (palo verde) dies
Dec. 23 Alfreds Kalnins
Composer dies at 72
Dec. 25 Harry T Moore
A bomb kills a florida naacp official.
Dec. 30 Jozef E Stokvis
Dutch member of parliament (sdap), dies at the age of 76
Dec. 31 Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri
Indian muslim scholar (b. 1868)
Dec. 31 Maxim M Litvinov [Meyer H Wallach]
Russian diplomat, dies at age 75.
Dec. 31 Philipp A Kohnstamm
Dutch philosopher/physicist, dies at age 76.