Page 11: Historical Events In 1951

Sep 01   Wolfgang Schulze, [Wols], German drawer/painter, dies at 38.   

Sep 02   Australia, NZ and US sign ANZUS-pact   

Sep 02   Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 161, equipped with HRS-1s, arrived Pusan, Korea   

Sep 03   Arnold Warren, cricketer (only Test for England), dies   

Sep 03   The soap opera Search for Tomorrow debuts on CBS-TV.   

Sep 03   TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS   

Sep 04   1st transcontinental TV broadcast, by Pres Truman   

Sep 04   NBC extends to become a 61 station coast-to-coast network.   

Sep 04   The inaugural transcontinental TV broadcast, by Pres Truman.   

Sep 05   65th US Womens Tennis: Mo Connolly beats Shirley J Fry (63 16 64)   

Sep 07   Maria Montez, actress (Arabian Nights, Sudan), dies at 31.   

Sep 08   Forty-nine countries sign the Japanese Peace Treaty in San Francisco.   

Sep 08   Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries (SF)   

Sep 08   Jurgen Stroop, Nazi commander of Warsaw Ghetto, executed.   

Sep 09   1st broadcast of "Love of Life" on CBS-TV   

Sep 09   Cecil Gray, composer, dies at 56.   

Sep 10   British begins economic boycott of Iran.   

Sep 10   Giuseppe Mule, composer, dies at 66.   

Sep 11   Florence Chadwick is recorded as becoming inaugural woman to swim the English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours,19 minutes.   

Sep 13   St Louis Cards beat NY Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0.   

Sep 14   Giant's Bob Niemans homers on his 1st 2 at bats   

Sep 15   Jacinto Guerrero, composer, dies at 56.   

Sep 16   6th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls   

Sep 16   In this year, Betsy Rawls claims the US Women's Open Golf title   

Sep 18   John Douglas Cockcroft, physicist, dies.   

Sep 19   1st broadcast of "Search for Tomorrow" on CBS-TV   

Sep 20   1st North Pole jet crossing   

Sep 20   inaugural North Pole jet crossing.   

Sep 21   Emil Zatopek runs 15000m in record 44 min, 54.6 sec   

Sep 24   Georges Rency, Belgian poet/literature, dies at 75.   

Sep 24   Industrial estate at Harlow New Town UK opens   

Sep 26   Prof Youngblood demonstrates artificial heart in Paris   

Sep 27   Persian troops occupies oil refinery at Abadan.   

Sep 29   Bradley Barker, dies.   

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Jan 02   Nadia cassini: [gianna lou muller], woodstock ny, model (oui)   

Jan 02   Alexander pogrebinsky: Russian painter   

Jan 03   Frank chikane: Sec-gen of s afr council of churches   

Jan 03   Gary nairn: Australian politician   

Jan 04   Barbara ann cochran: Claremont nh, slalom skier (olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 05   Steve arnold: English footballer   

Jan 07   Talgat amangeldyyevich musabayev: Russian mjr/cosmonaut (tm-19, tm-27)   

Jan 07   Mike ward: Democratic congressman for kentucky & radio talk show host   

Jan 02   Sir william campion: Governor of western australia (b. 1870)   

Jan 03   Fred barlow: Composer,   

Jan 05   Andrei p platonov: Russian author (prok, kotlovan),    

Jan 07   Johanna c h "nelly" bodenheim: Painter (luilekkerland),   

Jan 10   Athos palma: Composer,   

Jan 18   Robert mark: Us chairman (caste world congress),   

Jan 19   Constantin nottara: Composer,   

Jan 22   Eastwood lane: Composer,