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22 November 1951 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 November 1951 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “The Loveliest Night of the Year” recorded by Mario Lanza and Ann Blyth was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.
- Top Film of 1951
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1951 was Quo Vadis.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 22 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 November 1951 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 November 1951 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 22 November
- 1940 World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
- 1942 World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded.
- 1943 World War II: Cairo Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan.
- 1943 Lebanon gains independence from France, nearly two years after it was first announced by the Free French government.
- 1967 UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab–Israeli peace settlement.
Famous people born on 22 November
- Scarlett Johansson, American actress (born 1984)
- Mark Ruffalo, American actor (born 1967)
- Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (born 1958)
- Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, President of France (1890–1970)
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Events of 1951 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1951 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The 50th anniversary of Australian federation is celebrated.
- 9 March – The High Court of Australia rules in the case Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth that the Communist Party Dissolution Bill 1950, passed by the parliament to ban the Communist Party of Australia, was unconstitutional.
- 12 April – Conscription begins as the first call-up notice is issued under the National Service Act (1951), requiring Australian 18-year-old males to undergo compulsory military training.
Life in Australia in 1951
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,300
Weekly Wage
$8.50
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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