June 1951 calendar

Events

• 01 Jun 1951 International Cheese treaty signed
• 04 Jun 1951 Mississippi Valley State University founded
• 09 Jun 1951 Doodles Weaver Show, debuts on NBC-TV
• 11 Jun 1951 New York Times reports the NYC subway will auction off things found
• 13 Jun 1951 UN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea
• 14 Jun 1951 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau
• 15 Jun 1951 1st coml electronic computer dedicated Philadelphia
• 16 Jun 1951 51st US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills Country Club - Michigan
• 17 Jun 1951 Flahooley closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances
• 18 Jun 1951 De Gaulle wins French parliamentary election
• 20 Jun 1951 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double and single vs. Red Sox
• 21 Jun 1951 17 opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances
• 22 Jun 1951 Gene Rayburn and Dee Finch show premieres on NBC radio
• 23 Jun 1951 Most expensive US hailstorm (US$1.5 million crop damage and US$14 million property - Kansas).
• 24 Jun 1951 Persian army takes over nationalized oil installations
• 25 Jun 1951 First color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from New York City to four cities.
• 30 Jun 1951 Victor Borge Show, last airs on NBC-TV

Famous Birthday

• Bonnie Tyler

  Welsh singer and guitarist.

• Stellan Skarsgård

  Swedish actor and producer.

• François Rebsamen

  French politician, a member of the Senate of France, representing the Côte-d'Or department.

• Joe Piscopo

  American actor best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live," 1975-85, where his uncanny parodies of stars like Frank Sinatra and Barbra...

• Michèle Mouton

  French former rally driver.

• France Dougnac
• Suze Orman

  American financial advisor, writer, and television personality.

• Richard Thomas

  American actor from the time he was seven years old, growing into one of the most accomplished and busy juvenile actors on Broadway.

• Jeanine Pirro
• Ayman al-Zawahiri

  Egyptian terrorist.

• Jerry Calà
• Olivier Dassault

  French politician, currently serving as a deputy in the French National Assembly for the UMP.

• Sylvie Flepp
• Mark Shand

  English conservationist and author (d. 2014).

• Starhawk

  American witch and author of books about her field, including "The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess,"...

• David Yip

  Chinese-British actor who broke cultural barriers to become the first ethnic lead in a major TV series, "The Chinese Detective," 1981-82.

• Mary McAleese

  Irish academic and politician 8th President of Ireland.

• Lorris Murail
• Maguy Marin
• Brad Delp

  American musician and suicide, he killed himself by carbon monoxide poisoning on March 8, 2007 at about 11:30 PM or early on the morning of...

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Famous Deaths

• Rafael Altamira Crevea

  Spanish lawyer / historian, dies at 85.

• Alain [Emile-Auguste Chartier]

  French philosopher, dies at 83.

• Serge Koussevitsky

  Conductor / composer, dies at 76.

• Bobel Braune Naumann Ohlendorf Pohl Schallenmair and Otto Schmidt

  Nazi war criminals, hanged.

• Hendrik Baels

  Belgian politician, dies at 73.

• Carl Vogler

  Composer, dies at 77.

• Armin Knab

  German Composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70.

• Charles Dillon Perrine

  American astronomer (Born 1867).

• Eugene Fiset

  Canadian military officer and politician (Born 1874).

• Angelos Sikelianos

  Greek poet (Born 1884).

• Oswald Pohl

  German business executive in the Nazi Party, Chief of the SS Economic and Administrative Dept.

• Ben Chifley

  Australian engineer and politician 16th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951).

• Aimilios Veakis

  Greek actor director and playwright (d. 1951).

• John Erskine

  American educator and author, pianist and composer.

• Olive Tell

  American actress and singer (d. 1951).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Vic Damone - My Truly, Truly Fair
2. Guy Mitchell - My Truly, Truly Fair
3. Tony Martin - I Get Ideas
4. April Stevens (Henri Rene Orchestra) - I'm In Love Again
5. Tony Bennett - Because of You