Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1951

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

• July 1 Tadeusz Borowski

  Polish writer and Holocaust survivor known for his powerful and harrowing accounts of life in Nazi concentration camps. His works provide critical insights into human suffering during World War II.

• July 2 Earnest F Sauerbruch

  German nazi surgeon/nazi dies at 75

• July 6 Josef Huttel

  Composer dies at 57

• July 9 Egbert Van Alstyne

  Egbert Van Alstyne was a renowned composer known for his contributions to American popular music.

• July 9 Harry Heilmann

  Baseball hall of famer, outfielder (detroit tigers), is killed at 56.

• July 9 Jorgen Bentzon

  Composer dies at 54

• July 13 Arnold Schoenberg

  Austrian musician, self-taught, who composed for the violin from an early age. he was the author of "the teachings of harmony." he was distant, complex, patriarchal and silently disapproving. schoenberg introduced the 12-tone composition to music. he was a refugee from america, and he became unrecognized, and cut off from his native culture until his death.

• July 19 Max Ettinger

  Composer dies at 77

• July 20 Abdullah I

  King of jordan (b. 1882)

• July 20 Mustafa Shuqri Ashu

  Tailor/murderer of king abdullah, killed

• July 23 Philippe Pétain

  French statesman, military leader, and premier of the vichy government in ww i. he was also a collaborator with the nazis.

• July 23 Robert J. Flaherty

  American director and producer (b. 1884)

• July 23 Henri Philippe Petain

  French leader of vichy france (born in 1856).

• July 26 James Mitchell

  Australian politician, 13th premier of western australia (b. 1866)

• July 27 Paul Kogerman

  Estonian chemist and politician, 22nd estonian minister of education (b. 1891)

• July 29 Ali Sami Yen

  Turkish footballer and manager, founded galatasaray s.k. (b. 1886)

• July 31 Cho Ki-chon

  North Korean poet known for his contributions to modern Korean literature during the early 20th century, who died relatively young during the Korean War.

• July 31 J of Oudshoorn [John K Feylbrief]

  Writer (maze of sentences).