Page 2: Historical Events In 1951

Jan 22   In the year 1951 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom   

Jan 22   Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1951.   

Jan 22   The Canadian destroyer HMCS Huron is put under United Nations command for service off Korea on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history 3rd Emmy Awards Alan Young Show, Alan Young &Gertrude Berg   

Jan 23   3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young & Gertrude Berg in the year 1951.   

Jan 24   On this day in history dutch government Drees-van Schaik resigns   

Jan 24   On this day in history dutch govt Drees-van Schaik resigns   

Jan 25   UN begins counter offensive in Korea in the year 1951.   

Jan 26   On this day in history mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame   

Jan 27   "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 320 performances in the year 1951.   

Jan 27   On this day in history "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances   

Jan 27   In the year 1951 the Air Force tests a one-kiloton atomic bomb at Frenchman Flats in the Nevada desert.   

Jan 28   "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination &is the first X-rated movie, opened in London on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, president of Finland (b.1867)   

Jan 28   In the year 1951 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Jan 29   In the year 1951 "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 56 performances   

Jan 29   On this day in history james Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies   

Jan 29   Liz Taylor's first divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr) on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1951 belgium refuses to allow communists to make speeches on radio   

Jan 30   Ferdinand Porsche, German car inventor (Porsche), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history -50ºF (-46ºC), Gavilan NM (state record)   

Feb 01   Alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed in the year 1951.   

Feb 01   First telecast of atomic explosion on this day in history.   

Feb 01   The first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated on this day in history.   

Feb 01   UN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea in the year 1951.   

Feb 01   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 02   In the year 1951 -35ºF (-37ºC), Greenburg, Indiana (state record until 1994)   

Feb 02   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 03   "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV in the year 1951.   

Feb 03   Dick Button win US skating title for 6th time in the year 1951.   

Feb 04   On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer   

Feb 04   In the year 1951 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button   

Feb 06   In the year 1951 "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84   

Feb 06   Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne Atomic Lab (Illinois), to demonstrate lax in security on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui) was born in the year 1951.   

Jan 02   Alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Frank Chikane, sec-gen of S Afr Council of Churches was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1951 birth of gary Nairn, Australian politician   

Jan 04   In the year 1951 birth of barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 05   Steve Arnold, English footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of mike Ward, Democratic Congressman for Kentucky & radio talk show host   

Jan 02   In the year 1951 death of sir William Campion, Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)   

Jan 03   On this day in history fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 05   In the year 1951 andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51   

Jan 07   Johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim, painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1951.   

Jan 18   Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 in the year 1951.   

Jan 19   Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1951.