What Happened In March 1951 In History

Historical Events for March, 1951

• 6th » The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
• 14th » Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul.
• 20th » Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
• 28th » First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mao Khe, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
• 29th » Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
• 31st » Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1951

• 1st » Sergei Kourdakov, Russian-American KGB agent (d. 1973)
• 3rd » Lindsay Cooper, English bassoon player and composer (Henry Cow, News from Babel, and Feminist Improvising Group) (d. 2013)
• 3rd » Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead, English broadcaster
• 3rd » Andy Murray (ice hockey) known as Andy Murray, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 3rd » Heizō Takenaka, Japanese economist and politician
• 4th » Edelgard Bulmahn, German politician
• 4th » Kenny Dalglish, Scottish footballer and manager
• 4th » Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, South Korean-American author (d. 1982)
• 4th » Pete Haycock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Climax Blues Band and ELO Part II) (d. 2013)
• 4th » Sam Perlozzo, American baseball player and manager
• 4th » Mike Quarry, American boxer (d. 2006)
• 4th » Chris Rea, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 4th » Klinton Spilsbury, American actor
• 4th » Cecilia Todd, Venezuelan singer
• 4th » Gwen Welles, American actress (d. 1993)
• 4th » Glenis Willmott, English politician
• 4th » Linda Yamamoto, Japanese singer and actress
• 4th » Zoran Žižić, Montenegrin politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (d. 2013)
• 5th » Lat, Malaysian cartoonist
• 5th » Jim Dowd (politician) named Jim Dowd, German-English politician
• 5th » Burkhard Segler, German footballer
• 6th » Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch cyclist (d. 2004)
• 7th » Jeff Burroughs, American baseball player
• 7th » Rocco Prestia, American bass player (Tower of Power)
• 8th » Ian Brown (director) known as Ian Brown, English director and producer
• 8th » Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer
• 9th » Zakir Hussain (musician) called Zakir Hussain, Indian tabla player, composer, and actor
• 9th » Michael Kinsley, American journalist
• 9th » Helen Zille, South African politician, 7th Premier of the Western Cape
• 10th » Gloria Diaz, Filipino model and actress, Miss Universe 1969
• 11th » Andres Metspalu, Estonian geneticist and academic
• 11th » Dominique Sanda, French actress and model
• 15th » David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, English politician
• 16th » Ray Benson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Asleep at the Wheel)
• 16th » Erich Cviertna, Czech footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 16th » Joe DeLamielleure, American football player
• 16th » Kate Nelligan, Canadian actress
• 17th » Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer and academic
• 17th » Scott Gorham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thin Lizzy, 21 Guns (band) called 21 Guns, and Black Star Riders)
• 17th » Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player
• 17th » Kurt Russell, American actor
• 18th » Bill Frisell, American guitarist and composer
• 18th » Mart Murdvee, Estonian psychologist and scholar
• 19th » PJ Torokvei, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 20th » Madan Lal, Indian cricketer
• 20th » Curt Smith (author) named Curt Smith, American author and journalist
• 20th » Jimmie Vaughan, American guitarist (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
• 21st » Conrad Lozano, American bass player (Los Lobos)
• 21st » Russell Thompkins, Jr., American singer (The Stylistics)
• 21st » Buck Zumhofe, American wrestler
• 23rd » Ron Jaworski, American football player and sportscaster
• 23rd » Phil Keaggy, American guitarist (Glass Harp and Love Song (band) named Love Song)
• 23rd » Adrian Reynard, English businessman, founded Reynard Motorsport
• 24th » Peter Boyle (footballer born 1951) or Peter Boyle, Scottish-Australian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 24th » Pat Bradley (golfer) called Pat Bradley, American golfer
• 24th » Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation
• 24th » Dougie Thomson, Scottish bass player (Supertramp and The Alan Bown Set)
• 25th » Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese wrestler (d. 2000)
• 25th » Maizie Williams, Caribbean-English singer (Boney M.)
• 26th » Carl Wieman, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics called Nobel Prize laureate
• 27th » Nigel Cawthorne, American-English author
• 27th » Marielle de Sarnez, French politician
• 27th » Andrey Kozyrev, Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia) called Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia
• 27th » Angelo Recchi, Italian footballer
• 28th » Karen Kain, Canadian ballerina
• 28th » Matti Pellonpää, Finnish actor and singer (d. 1995)
• 29th » William Clarke (musician) known as William Clarke, American harmonica player (d. 1996)
• 30th » Tina Monzon-Palma, Filipino journalist
• 30th » Yves Séguin, Canadian academic and politician

Famous Deaths for March 1951

• 6th » Ivor Novello, Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1893)
• 6th » Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian politician, Prime Minister of Ukraine (b. 1880)
• 8th » Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck called Martha Beck, American murderer (b. 1920)
• 8th » Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck named Raymond Fernandez, American murderer (b. 1914)
• 10th » Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician, 44th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1872)
• 11th » János Zsupánek, Slovene poet and author (b. 1861)
• 15th » John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer (b. 1889)
• 21st » Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)
• 25th » Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
• 26th » James F. Hinkle, American politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (b. 1864)

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