Page 12: Historical Events In 1951

Sep 29   inaugural color telecast of football game on network, Phila (CBS)   

Sep 29   S B Nicholson discovers 12th satellite of Jupiter   

Oct 01   24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated   

Oct 01   The inaugural treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson.   

Oct 02   1st Netherland TV broadcast (Toverspiegel)   

Oct 03   Battle of Maryang-San, Korea starts   

Oct 03   Bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers.   

Oct 03   Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 (HS-1), inaugural of its kind in the Navy, was established at NAS Key West, Fla   

Oct 04   In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn   

Oct 06   Henry Gurney, British high commissioner to Malaya, assassinated.   

Oct 06   Stalin proclaims Russia has atom bomb.   

Oct 07   Anton F Philips, CEO (Philips), dies at 77.   

Oct 07   David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli govt   

Oct 08   "Music in the Air" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 56 performances   

Oct 10   Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game   

Oct 12   Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62   

Oct 13   W G (Billy) Quaife, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 228 runs), dies.   

Oct 14   Det Lion Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs LA Rams   

Oct 15   "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV.   

Oct 16   Liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar.   

Oct 16   The inaugural Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.   

Oct 17   Egyptian army fires on British troops   

Oct 18   USSR performs nuclear test   

Oct 19   In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Texas Women's Golf Open   

Oct 20   The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma.   

Oct 22   Earthquake hits Formosa, 100 killed.   

Oct 24   In this year, United Nations publishes its inaugural postage stamps   

Oct 24   Jan de Hartog's "4 Poster," premieres in NYC   

Oct 25   In this year, The Conservative Party, led by Winston Churchill, claims the General Election   

Oct 25   Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom   

Oct 26   Emile Zatopek runs world record 30000m, 25000m and 15 miles   

Oct 26   Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden.   

Oct 28   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Oct 29   De Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered   

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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,