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US refusals to grant entry visa revealed, 1st for WHO mission and 2d to attend Weizmann Inst dinner, NYC; his lr to Inst council chmn sees no reason for curb; State Dept spokesman calls him inadmissible under Internal Security Act
TWU votes not to strike and to submit hrs demand to fact-finding (Kheel) hearings; meeting shown on TV; 3d Av workers abstain from vote; will comply with ct order; other developments
US Charge d'Affaires Abbott, Hungary, asks release of crew and craft return, conf with Min Kiss; Washington diplomats hold protest to Moscow to be sent later; State Dept repts formal protest
Kings Repub Chmn Crews seeks revision to give Bklyn 'safe' Repub area, proposed 12th Dist; Repubs fear plan might invalidate entire bill; Dems score bill; their proposals described
1951Morgan Brittany, American actress[†]
Morgan Brittany is an American actress. She began her career as a child appearing in the film Gypsy (1962) and in a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone, "Valley of the Shadow". She went on to appear in Stage to Thunder Rock (1964) and Yours, Mine and Ours. In the 1970s, Brittany began work as a model joining Ford Models. She played Vivien Leigh in films The Day of the Locust (1975), Gable and Lombard (1976) and The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980). Brittany is best-known for portraying Katherine Wentworth, the scheming younger half-sister of Pamela Ewing and Cliff Barnes, on the primetime soap opera Dallas.
1951Link Byfield, Canadian journalist and author (died 2015)[†]
Eric Linkord Byfield was a Canadian news columnist, author, and politician.
1951Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Belgian painter and illustrator[†]
Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven is a Belgian artist whose work involves painting, drawing, computer art and video art.
1951Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (born 1887)[†]
Joseph Jefferson Jackson, nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the early 20th century. His .356 career batting average is one of the highest in major-league history. Jackson is often remembered for his association with the Black Sox Scandal in which eight members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox participated in a conspiracy to fix the World Series. As a result, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis permanently banned Jackson and the other seven players from professional baseball after the 1920 season. During the World Series in question, Jackson had led both teams in several statistical categories and set a World Series record with 12 base hits, including, during the last game, the only home run in that World Series. Jackson's role in the scandal, banishment from the game, and exclusion from the Baseball Hall of Fame have been fiercely debated. In 2025, Commissioner Rob Manfred removed Jackson and other deceased players from the MLB's permanently ineligible list, thus lifting the ban.
1951Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter, author, and academic (born 1871)[†]
Abanindranath Tagore was an Indian painter who was the principal artist and creator of the Indian Society of Oriental Art in 1907. He was also the first major exponent of Swadeshi values in Indian art. He founded the influential Bengal school of art, which led to the development of modern Indian painting. He was also a noted writer, particularly for children. Popularly known as 'Aban Thakur', his books Rajkahini, Buro Angla, Nalak, and Khirer Putul were landmarks in Bengali language children's literature and art.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]