Page 5: Historical Events In 1951
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Mar 21 2900000 US soldiers in Korea. 


Mar 22 J Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (Mattheus Passion), dies at 79. 


Mar 23 Wages in France increase 11% 


Mar 25 Edward Collins, Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's), dies at 63 


Mar 26 In this year, Patty Berg claims LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open. 


Mar 26 USAF flag approved 


Mar 27 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58. 


Mar 27 Frank Sinatra recorded "I'm a Fool to Want You". 


Mar 29 "King and I" opens at St James Theater NYC for 1246 performances 


Mar 29 23rd Academy Awards "All About Eve", Jose Ferrer and Judy Holliday win 


Mar 29 23rd Academy Awards: "All About Eve", Jose Ferrer and Judy Holliday win. 


Mar 29 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage 


Mar 31 Ralph Forbes, actor (Riptide, Shock, Shock), dies at 45 


Mar 31 US tanks exceed 38° of latitude in Korea 


Mar 31 US tanks exceed 38º of latitude in Korea. 


Apr 01 Clement D'Hooghe, composer, dies at 51. 


Apr 02 inaugural Navy use of jet aircraft as a bomber, launched from a carrier, USS Princeton 


Apr 02 Simon Barere pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall 


Apr 02 Simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall 


Apr 03 Christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners", premieres in Oxford 


Apr 03 Christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners," premieres in Oxford. 


Apr 03 Johannes C Kielstra, Dut economist/gov (Suriname 1933-44), dies at 72 


Apr 04 Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan and Eva Peron in Buenos Aires. 


Apr 05 Edward Rigby, dies at 72. 


Apr 05 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for allegedly giving American atomic secrets to the USSR. 


Apr 05 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies, sentenced to death. 


Apr 06 Halfdan Cleve, composer, dies at 71. 


Apr 07 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan claims, shooting a 280 


Apr 07 In this year, Ben Hogan claims Masters golf tournament 


Apr 08 inaugural of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test. 


Apr 09 Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Hadji Aga), dies 


Apr 11 General MacArthur relieved of command in the Far East, over Korea 


Apr 11 Pres Truman fires Gen Douglas McArthur 


Apr 12 Harold Vincent Milligan, composer, dies at 62 


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