Page 3: Historical Events In 1951

Feb 11   In this year, Kwame Nkrumah claims 1st parliamentary election on Gold coast (Ghana)   

Feb 11   In this year, Kwame Nkrumah claims inaugural parliamentary election on Gold coast (Ghana)   

Feb 11   Marshall Teague drove a Hudson Hornet to victory on the beach oval of the 160-mile Daytona Grand National at Daytona Beach, Florida.   

Feb 14   Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title.   

Feb 15   Jane Seymour, English actress is born   

Feb 16   Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65   

Feb 16   NYC passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing.   

Feb 16   San Francisco City Hall dome fire   

Feb 17   Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94.   

Feb 18   3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes   

Feb 18   Piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85   

Feb 19   Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, French writer (Nobel 1947), dies at 82   

Feb 20   Howard Brockway, composer, dies at 80.   

Feb 21   Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Gay Death), dies at 63.   

Feb 21   SC House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated.   

Feb 21   South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated.   

Feb 23   In Korea Canadian troops with 27th British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade make inaugural contact with enemy   

Feb 24   "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 perfs   

Feb 24   Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of Germany   

Feb 24   Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of Great Britain.   

Feb 24   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA.   

Feb 25   "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 278 perf.   

Feb 25   The inaugural Pan American Games open (Buenos Aires Argentina).   

Feb 26   22nd amendment to Constitution is ratified.   

Feb 26   Bread rationing in Czechoslovakia.   

Feb 26   The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, which limits a president to two terms of office, is ratified.   

Feb 27   22nd amendment ratified, limiting President to 2 terms.   

Feb 27   Canada posts army officer to staff of Supreme Allied Commander; inaugural step in providing Canadian ground troops in Europe for NATO.   

Feb 28   French government of Pleven dissolves   

Feb 28   French govt of Pleven dissolves   

Feb 28   Senate committee reports of at least 2 major US crime syndicates   

Mar 02   National Defence publish inaugural Canadian casualty list from Korea; six soldiers killed.   

Mar 06   Belgium extends conscription to 24 months   

Mar 06   Ivor Novello, actor/writer (Lodger, Phantom Fiend), dies at 58.   

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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,