About the day » Thursday December 20, 1951Calender converter

• Janna Alting, Vlagtwedde († 2020)
• Ale Jongedijk († 1968)
• Kathie Sue Henze († 2017)
• Gerard Ernst, Haastrecht
• Gerrit Johannes Verschoor, Den Haag († 2005)
• Johannes Jan Wilbrink, Hilversum († 2001)
• Albertus (Bertus) Snijders, Barger-Compascuum, Emmen († 2013)
• Augusta Johanna Maria VROEMEN, Heerlen (NL/LI) († 1951)
• Petrus van Loon († 2014)
• Hans Wilbrink († 2001)

• Anna Theresia Jacobusen Stroeve (84), Kampen
• Adrianus Frederikus van den Ende (76), Delft
• Antony Hennipman (28), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Geraads (81), Wessem
• Aartje Bastiaantje Sloof (73), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Braam (80), Muskegon Heights, Verenigde Staten
• Akke van der Meer (58), Heerenveen
• Anthonius Huibert Houweling (79), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aartje Sloof (73), Goudswaard, Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Antonie Jacobus Buring (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1948 » Alan Parsons, English keyboard player and producer
• 1948 » Carol Smart, English sociologist and academic
• 1948 » Mitsuko Uchida, Japanese-British pianist
• 1949 » Soumaïla Cissé, Malian engineer and politician
• 1950 » Arturo Márquez, Mexican-American composer
• 1951 » Marta Russell, American author and activist († 2013)
• 1951 » Nuala O'Loan, Baroness O'Loan, Northern Irish academic and police ombudsman
• 1952 » Jenny Agutter, English actress
• 1954 » Michael Badalucco, American actor
• 1954 » Sandra Cisneros, American author and poet

• 1938 » Annie Armstrong, American missionary (b. 1850)
• 1938 » Matilda Howell, American archer (b. 1859)
• 1939 » Hans Langsdorff, German captain (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Igor Severyanin, Russian-Estonian poet and author (b. 1887)
• 1950 » Enrico Mizzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1885)
• 1954 » James Hilton, English-American author and screenwriter (b. 1900)
• 1956 » Ramón Carrillo, Argentinian neurologist and physician (b. 1906)
• 1959 » Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1885)
• 1961 » Earle Page, Australian soldier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1880)
• 1961 » Moss Hart, American director and playwright (b. 1904)

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. John
15. Jacob
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. Linda
16. Geertruida

• 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.
• May 14 » Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
• May 21 » The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School.
• July 20 » King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
• September 28 » CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
• October 3 » Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
• December 31 » Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe.

The temperature on December 20, 1951 was between 2.0 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.