What Happened In December 1951 In History

Historical Events for December, 1951

• 17th » The American Civil Rights Congress delivers "We Charge Genocide" to the United Nations.
• 20th » The Experimental Breeder Reactor I e.g EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power called nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
• 21st » Libya became an independent country.
• 22nd » The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Federation of Malaya or Malaya.
• 24th » Libya becomes independent from Italy. Idris of Libya e.g Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.
• 31st » The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than United States dollar e.g US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1951

• 1st » Obba Babatundé, American actor, director, and producer
• 1st » Albert Ho, Hong Kong lawyer and politician
• 1st » Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Weather Report, Trio of Doom, and Blood, Sweat & Tears) (d. 1987)
• 1st » Treat Williams, American actor, singer, and author
• 2nd » Adrian Devine, American baseball player
• 3rd » Mike Bantom, American basketball player
• 3rd » Ray Candy, American wrestler (d. 1994)
• 3rd » Riki Chōshū, South Korean-Japanese wrestler
• 3rd » Rick Mears, American race car driver
• 3rd » Rice brothers named Greg Rice, American actor
• 3rd » Rice brothers known as John Rice, American actor (d. 2005)
• 3rd » Nicky Stevens, Welsh singer (Brotherhood of Man)
• 4th » Gary Rossington, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rossington-Collins Band, and The Rossington Band)
• 4th » Patricia Wettig, American actress and playwright
• 5th » Morgan Brittany, American actress
• 5th » Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Belgian painter and illustrator
• 5th » Larry Zbyszko, American wrestler
• 6th » Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina
• 6th » Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager
• 6th » Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer
• 8th » Bill Bryson, American author and academic
• 8th » Richard Desmond, English publisher and businessman, founded Northern & Shell
• 8th » Jan Eggum, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 10th » Ellen Nikolaysen, Norwegian singer and actress
• 11th » Ria Stalman, Dutch discus thrower and shot putter
• 12th » Rehman Malik, Pakistani politician, Ministry of Interior (Pakistan) called Pakistani Minister of Interior
• 14th » Jan Timman, Dutch chess player
• 14th » Paul Zaloom, American actor and puppeteer
• 15th » Joe Jordan (footballer) called Joe Jordan, Scottish footballer and manager
• 16th » Sally Emerson, English author and poet
• 16th » Mike Flanagan (baseball) called Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2011)
• 16th » Robben Ford, American guitarist and songwriter (L.A. Express and Yellowjackets)
• 16th » Mark Heard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1992)
• 17th » Pat Hill, American football coach
• 17th » Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 17th » Tatyana Kazankina, Russian runner
• 18th » V. Balachandran (Sri Lankan politician) e.g V. Balachandran, Sri Lankan politician
• 19th » Mohammad Reza Aref, Iranian engineer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran
• 19th » Alan Rouse, English mountaineer (d. 1986)
• 20th » Lynne Featherstone, English politician
• 20th » Christopher Le Brun, English painter and sculptor
• 20th » Peter May (writer) named Peter May, Scottish author and screenwriter
• 20th » Marta Russell, American author and activist (d. 2013)
• 20th » Joey Silvera, American porn actor and director
• 21st » Nick Gilder, English-Canadian singer-songwriter (Sweeney Todd (band) e.g Sweeney Todd)
• 21st » Steve Perryman, English footballer and manager
• 22nd » Charles de Lint, Dutch-Canadian author and critic
• 22nd » Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, Irish general and businessman
• 22nd » Dan Martin (actor) named Dan Martin, American actor
• 23rd » Anthony Phillips, English guitarist and songwriter (Genesis (band) named Genesis)
• 24th » Nick Kent, English-French journalist and author
• 26th » C. J. Henderson, American author and critic (d. 2014)
• 26th » John Scofield, American guitarist and composer (Trio Beyond)
• 26th » Richard Skinner (broadcaster) named Richard Skinner, English radio and television host
• 27th » Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico
• 28th » Ian Buruma, Dutch author and scholar
• 29th » Yvonne Elliman, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 29th » Georges Thurston, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
• 30th » Doug Allder, English footballer
• 31st » Tom Hamilton (musician) called Tom Hamilton, American bass player and songwriter (Aerosmith)
• 31st » Terry Rhoads, American actor (d. 2013)

Famous Deaths for December 1951

• 5th » Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
• 5th » Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter, author, and academic (b. 1871)
• 6th » Harold Ross, American journalist and publisher, founded 'The New Yorker' (b. 1892)
• 10th » Algernon Blackwood, English author (b. 1869)
• 12th » Mildred Bailey, American singer (b. 1907)

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