Catherine Obianuju Acholonu

Nigerian writer (1951-2014).

Born October 26th, 1951 in Orlu.

Died March 18th, 2014 at 62 years old in Imo State (kidney failure).

Hans Schlegel

German astronaut.

Born August 3rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Überlingen.

Maki Kaji

Japanese businessman.

Born October 8th, 1951 in Sapporo.

Died August 10th, 2021 at 69 years old in Mitaka. ^[ref]

Jeffrey Friedman

Film director, producer.

Born August 24th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Los Angeles.

Juan Carlos Oblitas

Peruvian footballer.

Born February 16th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Arequipa.

Marisa Laurito

Italian actress and singer.

Born April 19th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Naples.

Ferhat Mehenni

Kabyle politician.

Born March 5th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Illoula Oumalou.

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East german footballer and coach (1951–2022).

Born January 25th, 1951 in Görlitz.

Died January 19th, 2022 at 70 years old in Dresden (disease). ^[ref]

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017).

Born April 13th, 1951 in Oslo.

Died February 19th, 2017 at 65 years old in Oslo (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Simon White

British astronomer.

Born September 30th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Ashford.