Nov 18 Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80 Nov 20 Wenzel Sedlak, Bohemian clarinetist and composer, dies at 75 Nov 26 Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal, 10th Prime Minister of France, dies at 82 Oct 1851 Famous Deaths by Year Dec 1851 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning