Born in 1951

£1 in 1951 would be worth approximately £39.20 in today's money.

A selection from Wikipedia's '1951 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

• 1 January – The radio series The Archers begins on the BBC Light Programme. It will still be on the air 75 years later.
• 21 February – An English Electric Canberra (with Rolls-Royce Avon engines) becomes the first jet to make an unrefuelled Transatlantic flight, taking 4 hours 37 minutes from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to Gander in Newfoundland.
• 17 April – The Peak District is established as the first of the national parks of the United Kingdom. The Lake District is designated so in May, and designations of Snowdonia and Dartmoor come into effect on 20 November.
• 3 May – George VI opens the Festival of Britain in London, including the Royal Festival Hall, Dome of Discovery and Skylon. This would be the last major public event attended by the King and Queen together.
• 28 May – First broadcast of The Goon Show radio series.
• 26 June – Ealing comedy film The Lavender Hill Mob is released.
• 27 July – The first Miss World beauty pageant is held as a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain, at the Lyceum Ballroom, London; Kiki Håkansson of Sweden is the winner.
• 1 December – Benjamin Britten's opera Billy Budd is premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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