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1951 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2029. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1951 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1951

• February 6, 1951 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
• February 7, 1951 – Korean War: 705 suspected communist sympathizers are butchered by South Korean forces.
• March 20, 1951 – Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
• April 17, 1951 – The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom’s first National Park.
• July 4, 1951 – William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
• September 1, 1951 – The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
• September 3, 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, airs its first episode on the CBS network.
• October 15, 1951 – Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes conducts the very last step of the first synthesis of norethisterone, the progestin that would later be used in one of the first three oral contraceptives.
• December 17, 1951 – The American Civil Rights Congress delivers “We Charge Genocide” to the United Nations.
• December 20, 1951 – The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.

Who Were Born On 1951?

• January 13, 1951 – Frank E. Peretti, American author, actor, and producer
• February 15, 1951 – Markku Alén, Finnish race car driver
• February 22, 1951 – Ellen Greene, American singer and actress
• April 10, 1951 – David Helvarg, American journalist and activist
• June 19, 1951 – Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist
• June 21, 1951 – Nils Lofgren, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (E Street Band and Crazy Horse)
• September 17, 1951 – Cassandra Peterson, American actress, television host, and producer
• November 7, 1951 – Lawrence O'Donnell, American journalist, actor, and producer
• December 16, 1951 – Robben Ford, American guitarist and songwriter (L.A. Express and Yellowjackets)
• December 24, 1951 – John D'Acquisto, American baseball player