August 1951 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1951.
The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Clement Attlee (Labour), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on August 1951: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 1951?
Events
- 03 Aug 1951 William H Jackson, ends term as Deputy Director of CIA
- 05 Aug 1951 Armed uprising in Ambonezen Camp Middelburg
- 06 Aug 1951 Typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria.
- 07 Aug 1951 US viking rocket reaches 210 km height
- 09 Aug 1951 Dutch Korea volunteers win US Collective Unit Citation
- 11 Aug 1951 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Illinois
- 12 Aug 1951 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship
- 13 Aug 1951 Great-Britain and Iraq sign new oil contract
- 17 Aug 1951 18th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 33, All-Stars 0
- 22 Aug 1951 Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, before audience of 75,052.
- 25 Aug 1951 Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game
- 26 Aug 1951 Jongbloed in Paris demonstrates artificial heart
- 28 Aug 1951 Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000
- 30 Aug 1951 US and Philippines sign mutual defense pact
- 24 Aug 1951 United Air Lines Flight 615 crashes near Decoto, California, killing 50 people.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in August 1951?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Kay Starr - Come On'A My House
- Patti Page - Detour
- April Stevens (Henri Rene Orchestra) - Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?
- Georgia Gibbs - While You Danced, Danced, Danced (I Walked In With A Smile)
- Les Paul & Mary Ford - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in August 1951?
The Troubled Air
By: Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw's provocative masterpiece about courage and morality during McCarthyism. Clement Archer is the head of a radio station. Five of his employees are accused of
Joy Street
By: Frances Parkinson Keyes
A young girl from Beacon Hill is raised in a Brahmin family and falls in love with someone of a different background.
The Sea Around Us
By: Rachel Carson
The Sea Around Us was published in 1951 and is one of the most successful books ever about the natural world. Rachel Carson's unique ability to combine scientific insight and moving, poetic prose saw her book rise to the top …
From Here To Eternity
By: James Jones
1941, Diamond Head, Hawaii Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt, a champion welterweight boxer and a great bugler. He refuses to be part of the company's boxing squad, and he is given "the treatment".