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27 December 1951 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 December 1951 was a Thursday.
- Top Film of 1951
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1951 was Quo Vadis.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 December 1951 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 December 1951 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 27 December
- 1935 Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.
- 1939 Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.
- 1945 The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
- 1949 Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
- 1966 The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Famous people born on 27 December
- Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter (born 1988)
- Timothée Chalamet, French-American actor (born 1995)
- Olivia Cooke, English actress (born 1993)
- Salman Khan, Indian film actor and producer (born 1965)
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Events of 1951 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1951 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 2 February – Éamon de Valera visited Newry for the first time since his arrest there in 1924.
- 11 April – Minister for Health Noel Browne resigned and his Mother and Child Scheme was overturned.
- 19 April – The Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Ed Warnock, referring to Noel Browne's resignation, said that Ireland is really ruled by Maynooth (i.e. by the Catholic Church).
Life in Ireland in 1951
Taoiseach
Éamon de Valera
Petrol (per litre)
1s 8d/gal
Loaf of Bread
5d
Average House
£1,300
Weekly Wage
£3 5s
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Pierce Brosnan16 May 1953ActorView their day →Brendan Gleeson29 March 1955ActorView their day →Fiona Shaw10 July 1958ActressView their day →Gabriel Byrne12 May 1950ActorView their day →Colm Meaney30 May 1953ActorView their day →Bob Geldof5 October 1951Singer-songwriter & political activistView their day →Catherine Connolly5 November 1955President of IrelandView their day →Shane MacGowan25 December 1957Singer-songwriterView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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