What Happened In April 1951 In History

Historical Events for April, 1951

• 5th » Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for espionage named spying for the Soviet Union.
• 11th » Korean War: President Harry Truman Dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur named relieves General of the Army (United States) or General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
• 11th » The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scotland or Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
• 19th » General Douglas MacArthur retires from the military.
• 20th » Dan Gavriliu performs the first surgical replacement of a human organ.
• 23rd » American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
• 25th » Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1951

• 1st » John Abizaid, American general
• 1st » Kay Davies, English geneticist, anatomist, and academic
• 1st » Frederic Schwartz, American architect, co-designed Empty Sky (memorial) called Empty Sky (d. 2014)
• 2nd » Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer
• 2nd » Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist
• 3rd » Brendan Barber, English union leader
• 3rd » Danny Padilla, American bodybuilder
• 3rd » Mitch Woods, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 4th » James Cuno, American historian and curator
• 4th » John Hannah (American football) known as John Hannah, American football player and coach
• 4th » Hun Sen, Cambodian politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Cambodia
• 5th » Dean Kamen, American inventor and businessman, founded Segway Inc.
• 5th » Dave McArtney, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hello Sailor (band) known as Hello Sailor) (d. 2013)
• 5th » Bernie Ward, American radio host
• 6th » Bert Blyleven, Dutch-American baseball player and sportscaster
• 6th » Jean-Marc Boivin, French skier, mountaineer, and pilot (d. 1990)
• 6th » Pascal Rogé, French pianist
• 7th » Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 8th » Gerd Andres, German politician
• 8th » Geir Haarde, Icelandic politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland
• 8th » Mel Schacher, American bass player (Question Mark & the Mysterians and Grand Funk Railroad)
• 10th » David Helvarg, American journalist and activist
• 11th » Doris Angleton, American murder victim (d. 1997)
• 11th » Paul Fox (musician) called Paul Fox, English singer and guitarist (The Ruts) (d. 2007)
• 11th » James Patrick Kelly, American author
• 12th » Tom Noonan, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 13th » Leszek Borysiewicz, Welsh immunologist and academic
• 13th » Peabo Bryson, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 13th » Peter Davison, English actor and singer
• 13th » Joachim Streich, German footballer and manager
• 13th » Max Weinberg, American drummer (E Street Band and Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band)
• 14th » José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician
• 14th » Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist
• 14th » Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean English politician
• 15th » Heloise (columnist) known as Heloise, American journalist and author
• 15th » John L. Phillips, American captain and astronaut
• 15th » Stuart Prebble, English broadcaster
• 16th » Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, Romanian author and photographer
• 16th » Mordechai Ben David, American singer-songwriter
• 16th » Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer
• 16th » M. S. Narayana, Indian actor and director
• 16th » David Nutt, English psychiatrist and academic
• 17th » Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress
• 17th » Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player
• 18th » Ricardo Fortaleza, Australian-Filipino boxer and coach
• 18th » Pierre Pettigrew, Canadian politician
• 19th » Barry Brown (actor) named Barry Brown, American actor and playwright (d. 1978)
• 19th » Jóannes Eidesgaard, Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
• 20th » Louise Jameson, English actress
• 20th » Luther Vandross, American singer, songwriter and producer (Change (band) or Change) (d. 2005)
• 21st » Tony Danza, American actor and producer
• 21st » Michael Freedman, American mathematician
• 21st » Bob Varsha, American sportscaster
• 21st » Steve Vickers (ice hockey) e.g Steve Vickers, Canadian ice hockey player
• 22nd » Paul Carrack, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ace (band) known as Ace, Squeeze (band) e.g Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music)
• 22nd » Ana María Shua, Argentinian author and poet
• 24th » Ron Arad (industrial designer) known as Ron Arad, Israeli architect
• 24th » Christian Bobin, French author and poet
• 24th » Nigel Harrison, English bass player and songwriter (Blondie (band) called Blondie and Silverhead)
• 24th » Enda Kenny, Irish politician, 13th Taoiseach of Ireland
• 25th » Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade
• 26th » John Battle (politician) called John Battle, English politician
• 28th » Tim Congdon, English economist
• 28th » Larry Smith (Canadian politician) known as Larry Smith, Canadian football player and politician
• 28th » Silvi Vrait, Estonian singer (d. 2013)
• 29th » Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
• 29th » John Holmes (British diplomat) known as John Holmes, English diplomat, List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France e.g British Ambassador to France

Famous Deaths for April 1951

• 3rd » Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1890)
• 4th » George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1870)
• 9th » Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (b. 1862)
• 14th » Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)
• 18th » Óscar Carmona, Portuguese politician, 11th President of Portugal (b. 1869)
• 20th » Ivanoe Bonomi, Italian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)
• 22nd » Horace Donisthorpe, English entomologist (b. 1870)
• 23rd » Jules Berry, French actor (b. 1883)
• 23rd » Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 26th » Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (b. 1868)
• 29th » Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher (b. 1889)

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