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30 November 1951 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 November 1951 was a Friday.
- Top Film of 1951
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1951 was Quo Vadis.
- Bestselling Novel of 1951
- “From Here to Eternity” by James Jones was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1951.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1951–52 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 November 1951 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 November 1951 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 30 November
- 1940 World War II: Signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of 1940 between the Empire of Japan and the newly formed Wang Jingwei-led Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. This treaty was considered so unfair to China that it was compared to the Twenty-One Demands.
- 1942 World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. Navy cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.
- 1947 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the State of Israel and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
- 1953 Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.
- 1966 Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
Famous people born on November 30
- Kaley Cuoco, American actress (born 1985)
- Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (1874–1965)
- Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer (born 1937)
- Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1965)
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Events of 1951 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1951 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 21 – The Jack in the Box fast-food restaurant chain is founded by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego, California.
- March 29 – The 23rd Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Fred Astaire, is held at RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve wins six awards, including Best Motion Picture and Mankiewicz's second consecutive Best Director win.
- April 27 – RKO releases the Howard Hawks sci-fi film The Thing from Another World.
Life in the US in 1951
President
Harry S. Truman
Gas (per gallon)
$0.27
Loaf of Bread
$0.16
Average House
$7,800
Weekly Wage
$58
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