Page 3: Historical Events In 1951

Feb 06   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Feb 09   St Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45.   

Feb 09   The Royal Commission on Transportation, the Turgeon Commission produces its report   

Feb 10   "John and Marsha" by Stan Freberg peaks at #21   

Feb 10   Joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 10   Shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari.   

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.   

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Jan 02   Nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter   

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

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   Sir William Campion, Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870) died in the year 1951.   

Jan 03   Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41   

Jan 19   On this day in history constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60   

Jan 22   On this day in history eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71