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August 1951Born on Wednesday August 1, 1951
- Arend Dijken van, Zetten († 1981)
- Margaretha Maria Boerland, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1983)
- Hetty van Lamoen, Delft († 2009)
- pieternella van der waal, vlaardingen († 2009)
- Alice Westrate, Krabbendijke, Nederland († 2003)
- Claudilino Precoma, Campo Largo, Paraná, Brasil († 1951)
- Johannes Leonard Arling, Emmen († 1973)
- Hermanus Cornelis Maria Straver, Den Haag († 2024)
- Margaretha Maria Boerland, Klazienaveen (Emmen) († 1983)
- Piety Sybolts Nauta († 1994)
Died on Wednesday August 1, 1951
- August Charles Joseph Sträter (42), Veldhoven,Gemeente Veldhoven,North Brabant,Netherlands
- Arie Krijn Knoester (52), Scheveningen
- Antje Kuipers (91), Amsterdam Nhl. NL
- Carolus Constantinus Spruyt (59), Itegem, 2222, België
- Adriaansen, Tilburg,Noord Brabant,Netherlands
- (82), Ede
- Arthur Hamill (9), Killyliss, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland
- Andrew Josiah Brooks (79), Pima, Arizona, Verenigde Staten
- Arend Jan Verbeek (82), De Steeg, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antonius Teunisse (75), Ohio, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 1, 1951 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- De waarheid
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De nieuwsgier
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
- Algemeen Indisch dagblad : de Preangerbode
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
Born on August 1
- 1949 » Jim Carroll, American poet, author, and musician († 2009)
- 1949 » Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Kyrgyzstani politician, 2nd President of Kyrgyzstan
- 1949 » Ray Nettles, American football player († 2009)
- 1950 » Roy Williams, American basketball player and coach
- 1951 » Pete Mackanin, American baseball player, coach, and manager
- 1951 » Tim Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1951 » Tommy Bolin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1976)
- 1952 » Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia († 2003)
- 1953 » Howard Kurtz, American journalist and author
- 1953 » Robert Cray, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
Died on August 1
- 1938 » Edmund C. Tarbell, American painter and academic (b. 1862)
- 1943 » Lydia Litvyak, Russian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1921)
- 1944 » Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (b. 1878)
- 1959 » Jean Behra, French race car driver (b. 1921)
- 1963 » Theodore Roethke, American poet (b. 1908)
- 1966 » Charles Whitman, American murderer (b. 1941)
- 1967 » Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1900)
- 1970 » Doris Fleeson, American journalist (b. 1901)
- 1970 » Frances Farmer, American actress (b. 1913)
- 1970 » Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1883)
Names that were popular for boys in 1951
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Hendrikus
- Peter
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1951
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Ann
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1951
- 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 31 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to Korean War is adopted.
- April 17 » The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
- May 16 » The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.
- 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.
- November 2 » Six thousand British troops arrive in Suez after the Egyptian government abrogates the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936.
- November 10 » With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
The weather on Wednesday August 1, 1951
The temperature on August 1, 1951 was between 17.8 °C and 24.2 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI