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Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1951

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

  • Sept. 1 Nellie McClung

    Canadian suffragist and social reformer who played a key role in the women's suffrage movement.

  • Sept. 1 Wolfgang Schulze [Wols]

    German painter / drawer, dies at 38

  • Sept. 3 Robert Franz Richard Hernried

    Composer dies at 67

  • Sept. 6 James W. Gerard

    American lawyer and diplomat, united states ambassador to germany (b. 1867)

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    Sept. 7 Maria Montez

    Prominent Dominican-French actress of the 1940s, known for her exotic roles in Hollywood adventure films and her status as a pin-up icon during World War II.

  • Sept. 7 John French Sloan

    American painter and etcher (b. 1871)

  • Sept. 8 Jurgen Stroop

    Execution of the nazi commander in warsaw ghetto

  • Sept. 9 Gibson Gowland

    Gibson Gowland was a renowned actor known for his roles in silent films.

  • Sept. 9 Cecil Gray

    56 years old death of composer

  • Sept. 10 Giuseppe Mule

    Composer dies at 66

  • Sept. 14 Fritz Busch

    German musician, violinist, pianist, and conductor who reorganized dresden state opera. he was the eighth of eight children, many of whom were gifted musicians. he fled germany in disfavor of the nazis and went to south america, then to the u.s.a. in 1941. busch was a world-class performer.

  • Sept. 15 Jacinto Guerrero

    56 years old death of composer

  • Sept. 17 Jimmy Yancey

    American composer and pianist (d. 1951).

  • Sept. 18 Gelett Burgess

    American poet and critic, born 1951

  • Sept. 18 John Douglas Cockcroft

    Physicist

  • Sept. 23 Siegfried Bettmann

    German engineer (b. 1863)

  • Sept. 24 Phillippus Paracelsus

    Doctor / alchemist dies at 48

  • Sept. 24 Georges Rency

    Belgian poet / literature dies at 75

  • Sept. 26 Hans Cloos

    German geologist and academic (d. 1951).

  • Sept. 29 Thomas Cahill

    American soccer player and coach (b. 1864)