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The failure of overwhelming numbers of their graduates to pass a recent Federal Civil Service examination has the nation's leading colleges for women in a quandary.
UN ships shell Wonsan
Ridgway's hdqrs awaits reply to UN cease-fire bid; enemy radios monitored; Allied stations continue to send Ridgway note; speculation on enemy reply revd; counter-proposal expected; Washington foresees delay; surprise at use of radio cited; new diplomatic methods noted; Gen Chu Teh asks US withdraw forces as price of peace; no official rejection of Ridgway bid seen
19 more Jap holdouts, Anatahan Is, surrender to US Navy; tell of feuds and conditions during 6-yr stay
Sec Morrison blames Iran for suspension of exports; warns of consequences, note to Min Kazemi; gives Brit view on withdrawal of tankers; holds Iran responsible for protection of Brit subjects; Iranian officials search house of Anglo-Iranian co chief repr N R Seddon; GB strengthens Persian Gulf fleet; H Makki charges GB builds up land and air power to threaten Iran; GB denies charge; co gen mgr E Drake arrives, London; comments on situation; Amb Entezam scores rumor of danger to foreigners
1951Trevor Eve, English actor and producer[†]
Trevor John Eve is an English actor. In 1979, he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series Shoestring (1979–1980) and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in the long-running BBC television drama Waking the Dead (2000–2011). He is the father of three children, including actress Alice Eve. He is the winner of two Laurence Olivier Awards in theatre.
1951Anne Feeney, American singer-songwriter and activist (died 2021)[†]
Anne Feeney was an American folk musician, singer-songwriter, political activist and attorney. She began her career in 1969 as a student activist playing a Phil Ochs song at a Vietnam War protest, one of many causes she embraced.
1951Julia Goodfellow, English physicist and academic[†]
Dame Julia Mary Goodfellow is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent, and Chair of the British Science Association. She was the president of Universities UK from 1 August 2015 until July 2017.
1951Klaus-Peter Justus, German runner[†]
Klaus-Peter Justus is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.
1951Tom Kozelko, American basketball player[†]
Thomas William Kozelko is a retired American basketball player who played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1951Terrence Mann, American actor, singer and dancer[†]
Terrence Vaughan Mann is an American actor and baritone singer. He is best known for his appearances on the Broadway stage, which include Lyman in Barnum, The Rum Tum Tugger in Cats, Inspector Javert in Les Misérables, The Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Charlemagne in Pippin, Mal Beineke in The Addams Family, Charles Frohman / Captain James Hook in Finding Neverland, The Man in the Yellow Suit in Tuck Everlasting, and Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Gatsby. He has received three Tony Award nominations, an Emmy Award nomination, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical.
1951Fred Schneider, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player[†]
Frederick William Schneider III is an American singer-songwriter and frontman of the rock band the B-52s, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well known for his sprechgesang, which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.
1951Victor Willis, American singer-songwriter, pianist and actor[†]
Victor Edward Willis is an American singer, songwriter and a founding member of the disco group Village People. He performed as their lead singer and was co-songwriter for all of their most successful singles. In the group, he performed costumed as a policeman or a naval officer.
1951Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, novelist and journalist (born 1922)[†]
Tadeusz Borowski was a Polish writer and journalist. His wartime poetry and stories dealing with his experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz are recognized as classics of Polish literature.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]