About the day » Tuesday January 2, 1951Calender converter

• Michael Kienzle († 1951)
• Delbert Lester Kathman, Marshall, Lyon Co., Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 2003)
• Leendert Goedegebuure, St. Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland († 2007)
• Reinhard Martien de Groote († 2016)
• bart(evert) de Graaf († 2004)
• David L. Mazur, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York († 2013)
• Theodora Wilhelmina Maria Link, Nijimegen († 1951)
• Theresia Maria Knook, Edam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2000)
• Pieter Doest († 2017)
• Martinus Theodorus Bijsterveld, Adorp, Groningen, Nederland († 1951)

• Arend Tolner (72), Vries, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Adriaan Geers (80), Steenbergen
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• Amelia Teugels (81), Rupelmonde
• Arend Tolner (72), Vries, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aldert van der Vliet (28), Groningen
• Anna Wilhelmina Buijs (63), Ouder-Amstel, North Holland, Netherlands
• Agnes Maria Ackermans (60), 's-Hertogenbosch (noord-brabant)
• Annie Weeks (87), Vancouver, British Columbia
• Antonius Maria Kosse (13), Slagharen

• 1944 » Charlie Davis, Trinidadian cricketer
• 1944 » Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia
• 1947 » Calvin Hill, American football player
• 1947 » David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic
• 1947 » Jack Hanna, American zoologist and author
• 1949 » Christopher Durang, American playwright and screenwriter
• 1949 » Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and academic († 2006)
• 1952 » Indulis Emsis, Latvian biologist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Latvia
• 1954 » Évelyne Trouillot, Haitian playwright and author
• 1954 » Henry Bonilla, American broadcaster and politician

• 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
• 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
• 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
• 1950 » James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
• 1951 » William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1953 » Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
• 1963 » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)
• 1963 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)
• 1974 » Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Peter
9. Petrus
10. Robert
11. Jacobus
12. Adrianus
13. Hendrikus
14. Jacob
15. John
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Anna
5. Cornelia
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Petronella
9. Adriana
10. Hendrika
11. Margaretha
12. Marianne
13. Jacoba
14. Yvonne
15. Geertruida
16. Linda

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
• February 7 » Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces.
• March 20 » Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
• July 10 » Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong.
• October 15 » Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of norethisterone, the basis of an early oral contraceptive.
• October 16 » The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
• October 20 » The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The temperature on January 2, 1951 was between 0.9 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.