Historical Events In 1951

Feb 06   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 09   On this day in history st Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45  

Feb 09   The Royal Commission on Transportation, the Turgeon Commission produces its report on this day in history.  

Feb 10   "John & Marsha" by Stan Freberg peaks at #21 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   On this day in history joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 10   Shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Kwame Nkrumah wins 1st parliamentary election on Gold coast (Ghana) in the year 1951.  

Feb 11   On this day in history kwame Nkrumah wins first 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 in the year 1951.  

Feb 14   Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title in the year 1951.  

Feb 15   In the year 1951 the birth of Jane Seymour, English actress  

Feb 16   Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65 in the year 1951.  

Feb 16   NYC passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing in the year 1951.  

Feb 16   On this day in history san Francisco City Hall dome fire  

Feb 17   Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94 in the year 1951.  

Feb 18   On this day in history 3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes  

Feb 18   Nepál becomes a constitutional monarchy on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, French writer (Nobel 1947), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 20   In the year 1951 howard Brockway, composer, dies at 80  

Feb 21   Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Gay Death), dies at 63 in the year 1951.  

Feb 21   SC House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated in the year 1951.  

Feb 21   South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated on this day in history.  

Feb 23   In the year 1951 in Korea Canadian troops with 27th British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade make first contact with enemy.  

Feb 24   "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 perfs on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1951 ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran & Paul Falk of Germany  

Feb 24   In the year 1951 ladies Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of Great Britain  

Feb 24   In the year 1951 men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA  

Feb 25   On this day in history "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 278 perf  

Feb 25   In the year 1951 the first Pan American Games open (Buenos Aires Argentina)  

Feb 26   22nd amendment to Constitution is ratified in the year 1951.  

Feb 26   Bread rationing in Czechoslovakia on this day in history.  

Feb 26   On this day in history the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, which limits a president to two terms of office, is ratified.  

Feb 27   On this day in history 22nd amendment ratified, limiting President to 2 terms  

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Jan 02   Nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui) was born in the year 1951.  

Jan 02   Alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter was born on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1951.  

Jan 07   Talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Mike Ward, Democratic Congressman for Kentucky & radio talk show host was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history death of sir William Campion, Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)  

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

Jan 05   Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 in the year 1951.  

Jan 07   Johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim, painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76 in the year 1951.  

Jan 10   Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1951.  

Jan 18   Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   In the year 1951 constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60  

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