At A Glance

30 September 1951 at a glance

Day of the week
30 September 1951 was a Sunday.
Top Film of 1951
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1951 was Quo Vadis.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 September 1951 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 September 1951 was New Moon.

On this day: 30 September

  • 1944 World War II: the Germans commence a counter offensive to retake the Nijmegen salient, this having been captured by the allies during Operation Market Garden.
  • 1947 The 1947 World Series begins. It is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
  • 1947 Pakistan joins the United Nations.
  • 1949 The Berlin Airlift ends.
  • 1954 The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.

Famous people born on 30 September

  • Max Verstappen, Dutch race car driver (born 1997)
  • Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and fashion model (born 1964)
  • Kieran Culkin, American actor (born 1982)
  • Ezra Miller, American actor and singer (born 1992)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.

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