At A Glance
6 March 1951 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 March 1951 was a Tuesday.
- Top Film of 1951
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1951 was Quo Vadis.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 March 1951 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 March 1951 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 6 March
- 1930 International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Communist Party USA.
- 1943 World War II: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel launches the Battle of Medenine in an attempt to slow down the British Eighth Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later.
- 1943 World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
- 1945 World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day, Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins.
- 1957 the Ghana Independence Act 1957 is passed in the United Kingdom resulting in Ghana gaining independence from the British.
Famous people born on 6 March
- Rob Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and activist (1947–2025)
- Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player (born 1972)
- Connie Britton, American actress (born 1967)
- Milo Manheim, American actor (born 2001)
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
John A. Costello
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
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