The almanac
The 1951 Edition
Limited to about 93 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1951. About 41 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1951
- Sugar Ray Robinson won the middleweight crownRobinson beat Jake LaMotta in the thirteenth round to take the world middleweight title.February 14 · Source: EBSCO Research Starters
- First Asian Games in New DelhiAthletes from across Asia met in India's capital for the first edition of the Games.March · Source: EBSCO Research Starters
- UNIVAC I computer deliveredThe US Census Bureau took delivery of the first UNIVAC, an early commercial electronic computer.March 31 · Source: EBSCO Research Starters
- Festival of Britain openedKing George VI opened the national festival and the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank.May 3 · Source: BBC On This Day
- Disney's Alice in Wonderland openedDisney's animated take on Lewis Carroll's story arrived in American theaters.July 28 · Source: Box Office Mojo
- I Love Lucy premiered on CBSLucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's sitcom debuted on a Monday night and was an instant success.October 15 · Source: Television Academy
- Dragnet came to televisionJack Webb's police drama, already a radio hit, aired its first episode on NBC.December 16 · Source: EBSCO Research Starters
Famous people born in 1951
- Robin WilliamsAmerican actor and comedian · born July 21
- StingBritish musician · born October 2
- Phil CollinsEnglish drummer, singer, and songwriter · born January 30
- Sally RideAmerican astronaut and physicist · born May 26
- Michael KeatonAmerican actor · born September 5
- Louis van GaalDutch footbal player and manager · born August 8
- Kurt RussellAmerican actor · born March 17
- Angelique RockasSouth African Greek actress, producer, artistic director of Internationalist Theatre, and activist · born August 31
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If you were born in 1951
- Older than the DNA double helixWatson and Crick's paper describing the double-helix structure of DNA was published in Nature on April 25, 1953.
- Older than the first climb of EverestEdmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.
- Older than the four-minute mileRoger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, in Oxford on May 6, 1954.
- Older than DisneylandDisneyland opened in Anaheim, California on July 17, 1955.
- Younger than PeanutsThe Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz first appeared, in seven US newspapers on October 2, 1950.