Page 2: Historical Events In 1951

Jan 22   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   The Canadian destroyer HMCS Huron is put under United Nations command for service off Korea in the year 1951.   

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

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

Jan 24   Dutch government Drees-van Schaik resigns in the year 1951.   

Jan 24   Dutch govt Drees-van Schaik resigns in the year 1951.   

Jan 25   UN begins counter offensive in Korea on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances in the year 1951.   

Jan 27   On this day in history the Air Force tests a one-kiloton atomic bomb at Frenchman Flats in the Nevada desert.   

Jan 28   In the year 1951 "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination &is the first X-rated movie, opened in London   

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

Jan 28   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1951.   

Jan 29   On this day in history "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 56 performances   

Jan 29   James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   Belgium refuses to allow communists to make speeches on radio on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history ferdinand Porsche, German car inventor (Porsche), dies at 75   

Feb 01   In the year 1951 -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 in the year 1951.   

Feb 01   In the year 1951 the first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated   

Feb 01   On this day in history uN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea   

Feb 01   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV   

Feb 03   Dick Button win US skating title for 6th time on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1951 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   "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84 in the year 1951.   

Feb 06   Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne Atomic Lab (Illinois), to demonstrate lax in security in the year 1951.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui)   

Jan 02   Alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter was born in the year 1951.   

Jan 03   In the year 1951 birth of frank Chikane, sec-gen of S Afr Council of Churches   

Jan 03   Gary Nairn, Australian politician was born in the year 1951.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1951 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   Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1951.   

Jan 05   On this day in history andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51   

Jan 07   In the year 1951 johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim, painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76   

Jan 10   On this day in history athos Palma, composer, dies at 59   

Jan 18   In the year 1951 robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41   

Jan 19   Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1951.   

Jan 22   Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.