About the day » Monday September 17, 1951Calender converter

• Judy Ann Reinart, Neillsviille, Clark Co., WI († 2018)
• Hendricus Adrianus Cozijn, Hillegom († 2008)
• Alie Boelen, Emmen
• Waltherus Godefrudus Cornelis (Walther) van Rijthoven, Casteren, 5529, Nederland († 1975)
• David B van Wyhe, Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa († 2009)
• Susanna Margaretha Reemeyer, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Carmen Couckuyt, Gent, OVL, B († 2012)
• Brian Brent Hellenga, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois († 2022)
• Jacobus Adrianus Moerman, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1983)
• Wiliam De Assis Mendes, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil († 2009)

• Cora Edgington (93), Los Angeles, California, VS
• Anna Wilhelmina Hubertina Driessen (63), Tegelen
• Catharina Maria Sophia Bonnet (80), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Zuijderduin (55), Delft
• Anna Adriana Kikkert (85), Bloemendaal, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Charles Laurence Klima (50), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Antonius Everardus Wegman (32), Jalhay (B)
• Evert Hazelhoff (71), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
• Anthonius Bernardus de Rooij (58), Alkmaar
• Amand Jules Joseph BAROUX (76), Saint-Omer,62500,Pas-De-Calais,Hauts-De-France,FRANCE

• 1949 » Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician († 2014)
• 1950 » Fee Waybill, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1950 » Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, India (2001-14) and politician, 14th Prime Minister of India
• 1951 » Cassandra Peterson, American actress, television host, and producer
• 1951 » Russell Brown, Scottish politician
• 1952 » Harold Solomon, American tennis player and coach
• 1953 » Altaf Hussain, Pakistani-English soldier and politician
• 1953 » Luís Amado, Portuguese politician, former minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1953 » Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
• 1953 » Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author

• 1937 » Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (b. 1895)
• 1938 » Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author (b. 1901)
• 1943 » Friedrich Zickwolff, German general (b. 1893)
• 1948 » Folke Bernadotte, Swedish soldier and diplomat (b. 1895)
• 1948 » Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)
• 1951 » Jimmy Yancey, American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
• 1953 » David Munson, American runner (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Hans Feige, German general (Wehrmacht) (b. 1880)
• 1961 » Adnan Menderes, Turkish lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1899)
• 1965 » Alejandro Casona, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1903)

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 6 » The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
• March 29 » Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
• March 31 » Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.
• July 16 » King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium.
• October 3 » Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
• October 16 » The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.

The temperature on September 17, 1951 was between 9.2 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.