Historical figures in 1951
The atlas holds 72 people and 94 moments here, in 1951. The most recorded lives are Olivia de Havilland, Pope Benedict XVI and Pablo Neruda. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Abdus Salam
in 1951
1 moment here
Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Abebe Bikila
in 1951
1 moment here
Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…
Ada Yonath
in 1951
1 moment here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Akhmad Kadyrov
in 1951
1 moment here
Chechen Islamic religious leader and politician. Born in Karaganda during his family’s deportation from Chechnya, he studied in Uzbekistan, returned…
Alan Turing
in 1951
1 moment here
English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computing pioneer. Turing studied at Cambridge and Princeton, worked at Bletchley Park during the…
Albert Luthuli
in 1951
1 moment here
Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…
Alice Munro
in 1951
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Canadian short-story writer and 2013 Nobel laureate. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Munro studied in London, Ontario; lived in British Columbia during her…
Aslan Maskhadov
in 1951
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Aslan Maskhadov was a Soviet artillery officer, Chechen military commander, and president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 1951
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Audrey Hepburn
in 1951
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British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Augusto Pinochet
in 1951
1 moment here
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…
Carl Sagan
in 1951
1 moment here
American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…
Christiaan Barnard
in 1951
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South African cardiac surgeon who led the team that performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape…
Desmond Tutu
in 1951
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Édith Piaf
in 1951
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French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…
Edmund Hillary
in 1951
1 moment here
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…
Elizabeth II
in 1951
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Eva Perón
in 1951
2 moments here
María Eva Duarte de Perón, known as Eva or Evita Perón, was an Argentine actress, political leader, social-welfare organizer, and First Lady of…
Fidel V. Ramos
in 1951
1 moment here
Filipino military officer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1951
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Getúlio Vargas
in 1951
1 moment here
Brazilian lawyer, military officer, and politician who led Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and again from 1951 until his death in 1954.…
Glynis Johns
in 1951
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British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…
Grace Kelly
in 1951
2 moments here
American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…
Hastings Banda
in 1951
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Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian physician and politician who led Nyasaland to independence and served as Malawi's prime minister and first…
Moments
- 1951 Professor in Lahore Abdus Salam
- 1951 Move to Addis Ababa and Imperial Guard service Abebe Bikila
- 1951 Family move to Tel Aviv Ada Yonath
- 1951 ANC national conference appearance Albert Luthuli
- 1951 Move to Dundarave Alice Munro
- 1951 Jana Sangh secretary based in Delhi Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1951 Teaching at the Military School Augusto Pinochet
- 1951 University of Chicago student Carl Sagan
- 1951 Return to Cape Town hospital work Christiaan Barnard
- 1951 Teacher training in Pretoria Desmond Tutu
- 1951 Garhwal Himalayan expedition Edmund Hillary
- 1951 Graduate study at Illinois Fidel V. Ramos
- 1951 Residence in Rapallo Gabriela Mistral
- 1951 High Noon filming Grace Kelly
- 1951 Summer-stock work at Elitch Theatre Grace Kelly
- 1951 Relocation to the Gold Coast Hastings Banda
- 1951 Camp at Nanyuki Idi Amin
- 1951 Conducting The Rake's Progress premiere Igor Stravinsky
- 1951 Correspondent in Moscow Italo Calvino
- 1951 Return visit to Naples Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1951 Visit to Machu Picchu Joan Fontaine
- 1951 Steroid synthesis at NIMR, Mill Hill John Cornforth
- 1951 Began a Europe-Asia fact-finding tour John F. Kennedy
- 1951 Episcopal High School enrollment John McCain
- 1951 Stalin Peace Prize in Moscow Jorge Amado
- 1951 British Grand Prix Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1951 First world title at Pedralbes Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1951 German Grand Prix Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1951 Festival of Britain visit Julius Nyerere
- 1951 Filming The African Queen in the Belgian Congo Katharine Hepburn
- 1951 High-school education Kenzaburō Ōe
- 1951 Wartime business relocation to Busan Kim Dae-jung
- 1951 Fulbright research at the Cavendish Laboratory Lars Onsager
- 1951 All Stars concert in Pasadena Louis Armstrong
- 1951 DNA conference presentation in Naples Maurice Wilkins
- 1951 Makerere undergraduate years Mwai Kibaki
- 1951 Consultancy at Michigan State University Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1951 Exile base at Spellman's seminary Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1951 Political lobbying in the United States Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1951 Romeo and Juliet opening in Detroit Olivia de Havilland
- 1951 Student at Hitkarini College Osho
- 1951 Peace Congress in Rome Pablo Neruda
- 1951 Assistant pastor at St. Martin Pope Benedict XVI
- 1951 First Mass Pope Benedict XVI
- 1951 Teaching sabbatical in Brazil Richard Feynman
- 1951 Visited Göttingen scientists Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1951 Visited Heidelberg scientists Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1951 Nanda Devi East search expedition Tenzing Norgay
- 1951 Elopement and marriage to Janet Leigh Tony Curtis
- 1951 Member at the Institute for Advanced Study Tsung-Dao Lee