Page 8: Historical Events In 1951

May 30   Hermann Broch, writer, dies at 64.   

May 31   Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord   

Jun 01   Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85.   

Jun 01   S Arend discovers asteroids #1592 Mathieu and #1593 Fagnes.   

Jun 02   Alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83   

Jun 02   In this year, Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones.   

Jun 04   Mississippi Valley State University founded   

Jun 04   Serge Koussevitsky, conductor/composer, dies at 76.   

Jun 06   Lionel Hallam, cricketer (England capt 1921), dies   

Jun 07   Bobel, Braune, Naumann, Ohlendorf, Pohl, Schallenmair and Otto Schmidt, Nazi war criminals, hanged.   

Jun 11   Montagu Odd, cricket bat-maker (W G Grace), dies.   

Jun 11   Mozambique is recorded as becoming an oversea province of Portugal.   

Jun 13   UN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea   

Jun 14   "Courtin' Time" opens at National Theater NYC for 37 performances   

Jun 14   Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician, dies at 73.   

Jun 14   The inaugural commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau   

Jun 15   Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory.   

Jun 16   51st US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Mich.   

Jun 16   People's Party founded in India   

Jun 17   "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances   

Jun 17   Carl Vogler, composer, dies at 77   

Jun 18   In this year, De Gaulle claims French parliamentary election   

Jun 20   Cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double and single vs Red Sox.   

Jun 21   "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances   

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)   

Jun 22   Gene Rayburn and Dee Finch show premieres on NBC radio   

Jun 23   Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70.   

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

Jun 23   British diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean flee to USSR   

Jun 23   Most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage and $14M property-Kansas).   

Jun 25   1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities   

Jun 25   The inaugural commercial color TV program was seen. It was a four-hour-long show presented on CBS and carried in New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. Arthur Godfrey, Faye Emerson, Sam Levenson and Ed Sullivan starred in the TV milestone. An interesting side note to this event is that the public didn’t own any color TVs at the time and CBS, itself, owned only about three dozen sets.   

Jun 27   M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1588 Descamisada.   

Jun 28   "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV.   

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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,