Today in History for January 1951

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 40 of 40

1st - Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines
2nd - Philip Barry's "Second Threshold," premieres in NYC
3rd - 9 Jewish Kremlin physicians "exposed" as British/US agents
3rd - Fred Wilt wins AAU Sullivan Memorial Trophy (US athlete of 1950)
4th - During Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture Seoul
5th - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open
6th - "Pardon Our French" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 100 perfs
6th - Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes
8th - Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda
9th - Life After Tomorrow, 1st film to receive an "X" rating, premieres
9th - Washington Capitals NBA club folds
10th - 1st jet passenger trip made
10th - UN headquarters opens in Manhattan NY
12th - Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
13th - German general F Christian freed early from Dutch prison
14th - NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27
15th - "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000
15th - Supreme Court rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech & can be a cause for arrest
16th - Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi
16th - World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville Tx, to 134th St, NYC)
17th - China refuses ceases-fire in Korea
18th - 1st use of lie detector in Netherlands
18th - Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against GDR"
18th - NFL rules tackles, guards & centers ineligible for forward pass
18th - NFL takes control of failing Baltimore Colts
21st - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open
22nd - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom
22nd - Fidel Castro ejected from a Winter League game after beaning batter
23rd - 3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young & Gertrude Berg
24th - Dutch government Drees-van Schaik resigns
25th - UN begins counter offensive in Korea
26th - Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
27th - "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances
27th - US begins 126 nuclear tests at Nevada Test Site
28th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
28th - "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination & is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London
29th - "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 56 performances
29th - Baseball signs 6 year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million
29th - Liz Taylor's 1st divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr)
30th - Belgium refuses to allow communists to make speeches on radio

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 66 of 66

1st - Frans Kellendonk, author (Ruin, The Good for Nothing)
1st - Jaco Pastorius, rocker
1st - Ashfaq Hussain, Urdu poet
1st - Nana Patekar, Indian film and stage actor
1st - Hans-Joachim Stuck, German race car driver
2nd - Nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui)
2nd - Alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter
3rd - Frank Chikane, sec-gen of S Afr Council of Churches
3rd - Gary Nairn, Australian politician
4th - Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1972)
5th - Steve Arnold, English footballer
6th - Kim Wilson, rocker (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
6th - Don Gullett, American baseball player
7th - Talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27)
7th - Mike Ward, Democratic Congressman for Kentucky & radio talk show host
8th - John McTiernan, Albany NY, actor (Predator, Die Hard, Medicine Man)
8th - Paul Dresher, composer
8th - Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician
9th - Crystal Gayle, Ky, country singer (Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue)
10th - Kathleen Bradley, Youngstown Oh, model (Price is Right)
11th - Willie Maddren, English former footballer (d. 2000)
12th - Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ (Chicago Cubs)
12th - Chris Bell, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Big Star)
12th - Drew Pearson, former NFL all-pro receiver
12th - Kirstie Alley, Wichita Ks, actress (Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca)
12th - Larry Hoppens, rocker (Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me)
12th - Rush Limbaugh, Girardeau Missouri, American right wing radio personality
12th - Ann Althouse, American law professor
14th - Gil Pak Jong, Korea PR, judo (Olympic-1976)
14th - William Risrook, rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express)
Actress Charo (15th) 15th - Charo [Maria Baeza], Spanish-American actress, comedienne and flamenco guitarist (Chico and the Man, Love Boat)
15th - Martha Davis, California, vocalist/guitar (Motels-Only the Lonely, Shame)
16th - Richard Thompson, rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express)
17th - Rolando Thoeni, Italy, slalom (Olympic-bronze-1972)
18th - Bob Latchford, English footballer
18th - Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist (d. 1982)
19th - Linda Hayden, Middlesex England, actress (Blood on Satan's Claw)
20th - Magomed Omarovich Tolboyev, Russian cosmonaut
20th - Ivan Fischer, Hungarian conductor
22nd - Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater (d. 1989)
23rd - Margaret Johnson Bailes, Bronx NY, 4X100 runner (Olympic-gold-1968)
23rd - Michael Matz, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-96)
24th - Yakov Smirnoff, Russia, comedian (It's a wonderful country)
25th - Steve Prefontaine, Coos Bay Oregon, 5K (Olympics-4th-1972)
26th - Andy Hummell, Memphis Tn, rock bassist (Big Star)
26th - David Briggs, rock guitarist (Little River Band-Help is on it's Way)
26th - Jarmila Kratochvilova, Czech, 400m/800m runner (Olympic-silver-1980)
26th - Walt Willey, Ottawa Ill, actor (Jackson Montgomery-All My Children)
27th - Brian Downey, rock drummer (Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town)
27th - Scott Lane, NYC, actor (Gary-McKeever & the Colonel)
27th - Seth Justman, Wash DC, rock keyboardist (J Geils Band-Centerfold)
28th - Gordon Prentice, British MP
28th - Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk, Kkishkov Ukraine, astronaut (STS 87)
28th - William Nelson Jr, US bassist (Connections & Disconnections)
28th - Brian Bilbray, American politician
29th - Andy Roberts, cricketer (brilliant WI quickie with 202 wickets 74-84)
30th - Bobby Stokes, footballer
30th - Charles S Dutton, Balt Md, actor (Alien 3, Crocodile Dundee 2, Roc)
30th - Clifford Leon Anderson, rocker (Cure)
30th - Marv Ross, rocker (Quarterflash)
30th - Phil Collins, England, singer/drummer (Genesis-Against All Odds)
30th - Trevor Laughlin, cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1978-79)
31st - Harry Casey, [KC], rock vocalist (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It)
31st - Phil Manzanera, rock guitarist (Roxy Music-Let's Stick Together)
31st - Presiley Baxendale, British QC
31st - Dave Benton, Aruban-born singer

Famous Divorces

Divorces 1 - 1 of 1

29th - Liz Taylor's 1st divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 17 of 17

2nd - Sir William Campion, Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
3rd - Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69
5th - Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51
7th - Johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim, painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76
7th - René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (b. 1886)
10th - Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59
10th - Harry Sinclair Lewis, US writer (Nobel 1930), dies at 65
10th - Sinclair Lewis, writer, dies at 65
10th - Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (b. 1890)
18th - Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41
19th - Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60
22nd - Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71
22nd - Karl Nessler, inventor of the perm (b. 1872)
28th - Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, president of Finland (b.1867)
29th - James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies
29th - Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer (b. 1880)
30th - Ferdinand Porsche, German car inventor (Porsche), dies at 75