About the day » Monday September 17, 1951Calender converter

• Carmen Couckuyt, Gent, OVL, B († 2012)
• Lucia (Loes) Johanna Maria Hellemons, Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1999)
• Jacobus Adrianus Moerman, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1983)
• Lammert Heine
• Robert Glenn Cupps, Abilene, TX († 1976)
• Brian Brent Hellenga, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois († 2022)
• Waltherus Godefridus Cornelis van Rijthoven, Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren († 1975)
• Adriana Maria Henriette Elizabeth van Halderen, Rotterdam († 1999)
• Kalma, Groningen († 1951)
• Hugo Rosalia Karel WELLENS, Merksem, Merksem, Antwerpen, België

• Alexander Sova (54), Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
• Anthonius-Bernardus de Rooij (58), Heiloo
• Berend Koops (77), Deventer
• Derk Jan Buurman (85), Olst
• Albert Zuijderduin (55), Delft
• Anna Catharina Elizabeth Croes (70), Aruba
• Anna Adriana Kikkert (85), Bloemendaal, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Maria Sophia Bonnet (80), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia Suwijn (83), Koudekerke
• Cornelia SWAGER (88), Schoorl

• 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. 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. 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.
• June 14 » UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
• July 10 » Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong.
• July 26 » Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.
• 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 20 » The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
• November 2 » Six thousand British troops arrive in Suez after the Egyptian government abrogates the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936.

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.