Page 8: Historical Events In 1951

May 29   1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair on this day in history.   

May 29   Dimitrios Levidis, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1951.   

May 29   On this day in history the first North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair   

May 30   On this day in history hermann Broch, writer, dies at 64   

May 31   On this day in history netherlands & South Africa sign cultural accord   

Jun 01   Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85 in the year 1951.   

Jun 01   S Arend discovers asteroids #1592 Mathieu & #1593 Fagnes in the year 1951.   

Jun 02   Alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jun 02   Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones on this day in history.   

Jun 04   In the year 1951 mississippi Valley State University founded   

Jun 04   Serge Koussevitsky, conductor/composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Lionel Hallam, cricketer (England capt 1921), dies in the year 1951.   

Jun 07   Bobel, Braune, Naumann, Ohlendorf, Pohl, Schallenmair & Otto Schmidt, Nazi war criminals, hanged on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Montagu Odd, cricket bat-maker (W G Grace), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal on this day in history.   

Jun 13   In the year 1951 uN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea   

Jun 14   In the year 1951 "Courtin' Time" opens at National Theater NYC for 37 performances   

Jun 14   Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician, dies at 73 in the year 1951.   

Jun 14   The first commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory in the year 1951.   

Jun 16   On this day in history 51st US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Mich   

Jun 16   People's Party founded in India on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1951 "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances   

Jun 17   On this day in history carl Vogler, composer, dies at 77   

Jun 18   De Gaulle wins French parliamentary election on this day in history.   

Jun 20   In the year 1951 cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox   

Jun 21   "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances in the year 1951.   

Jun 21   United States Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation awarded to 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for "extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance" at battle of Kapyong, Korea (24apr 1951) on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1951 gene Rayburn & Dee Finch show premieres on NBC radio   

Jun 23   Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70 in the year 1951.   

Jun 23   British diplomats Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, two soviet spies, flee to the USSR in the year 1951.   

Jun 23   In the year 1951 british diplomats Guy Burgess & Donald Maclean flee to USSR   

Jun 23   British diplomats Guy Burgess &Donald Maclean flee to USSR on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage &$14M property-Kansas) in the year 1951.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1951 birth of alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter   

Jan 03   Frank Chikane, sec-gen of S Afr Council of Churches was born in the year 1951.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of steve Arnold, English footballer   

Jan 07   Talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27) was born in the year 1951.   

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   In the year 1951 fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 05   Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1951 athos Palma, composer, dies at 59   

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

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

Jan 22   In the year 1951 eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71