About the day » Tuesday January 2, 1951Calender converter

• Leendert Goedegebuure, St. Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland († 2007)
• bart(evert) de Graaf († 2004)
• Pieter Doest († 2017)
• Heinrich (Heino*) Ewering, Gronau († 2023)
• Charles Robert "Bob" Todd, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 2017)
• Reinhard Martien de Groote († 2016)
• Pieter KAPTEIJN, Amsterdam († 2004)
• de Bot, dussen (noord brabant)
• Gerrit Jan Bijsterveld, Adorp, Groningen, Nederland († 1951)
• David L. Mazur, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York († 2013)

• Agnes Antonia Jacoba Boss (74), Amsterdam
• Adriaantje Marina Leeuw (83), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Arend Tolner (72), Vries, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antonius Maria Kosse (13), Coevorden
• Adriana Jacoba Maria van den Hoven (0), Tilburg
• Antonio Trevisan (51), São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, Brasil
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• Annie Weeks (87), Vancouver, British Columbia
• Anthonius Koster (83), Uden, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Maria van de Cruijs (38), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 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.
• January 4 » Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
• March 28 » First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, 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.
• March 29 » Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
• July 20 » King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
• October 16 » The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
• November 1 » Operation Buster–Jangle: Six thousand five hundred American soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary.

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.