Page 9: Historical Events In 1951

Jul 13   Arnold Schoenberg, Austria/US composer (Verklärte Nacht), dies at 76.   

Jul 14   "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater NYC after 37 performances   

Jul 14   Citation is recorded as becoming inaugural horse to win $1000000 in races.   

Jul 14   Sammy Jones, cricketer (last survivor of the 1882 Oval Test), dies.   

Jul 14   The inaugural color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)   

Jul 16   1st Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est)   

Jul 16   Novel "Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger published.   

Jul 17   King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I   

Jul 18   Jersey Joe Walcott KOs Ezzard Charles in 5 for heavyweight belt   

Jul 18   Uruguay accepts its constitution   

Jul 19   Max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77.   

Jul 20   Abdullah Ibn Hussein Jordan's King assassinated in Jerusalem   

Jul 20   Abdullah Ibn Hussein, Jordan's King (1946-51), killed in Jerusalem.   

Jul 20   King Abdullah of Jordan was assassinated by a Palestinian extremist while entering a mosque in the Arab sector of east Jerusalem.   

Jul 21   Dalai Lama returns to Tibet   

Jul 22   Gen Francisco Craveiro Lopes appointed pres of Portugal   

Jul 23   Henri Philippe Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime), dies.   

Jul 25   L Boyer discovers asteroid #1714 Sy   

Jul 26   Netherlands ends state of war with Germany   

Jul 28   "Kiss Me, Kate" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 1077 perfs   

Jul 28   Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released   

Jul 30   E L Johnson discovers asteroid #2718   

Jul 30   Ty Cobb testifies before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes peons of baseball players   

Jul 31   J of Oudshoorn, [John K Feylbrief], writer (Maze of Sentences), dies.   

Jul 31   Japan Airlines is established   

Aug 03   Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies.   

Aug 03   William H Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

Aug 05   Armed uprising in Ambonezen Camp Middelburg   

Aug 06   Typhoon floods kill 4800 in Manchuria   

Aug 07   Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1992 kph   

Aug 09   Dutch Korea volunteers win US Collective Unit Citation.   

Aug 11   100000 acres flooded from Mississippi R in Ks, Okla, Mo and Ill   

Aug 11   Ebbe Hamerik, composer, dies at 52   

Aug 12   In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA World Golf Championship   

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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,