1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter G), the 1951st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 951st year of the 2nd millennium, the 51st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1950s decade.
Real World Events
January
8
- Direct John McTiernan is born.
30
- Actor Charles S. Dutton is born.
April
11
- Actor Jay Benedict is born.
May
23
- Artist John Bolton is born.
July
15
- Actor Jesse Ventura is born.
August
17
- Actor Robert Joy is born.
September
27
- Author Jim Shooter is born.
30
- Author Simon Hawke is born.
October
9
- Actor Richard Chaves is born.
December
15
- Author David Bischoff is born.