1951 in the United Kingdom explained

In 1951 the Festival of Britain was held in the United Kingdom, and a general election returned Winston Churchill to power.

Incumbents

Events

Undated

Publications

Births

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

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  2. News: The Times. London. 10 January 1951. 6. 51895. Groundnuts Plan Modified.
  3. Book: Lavington, Simon. A History of Manchester Computers. 1998. 2nd. British Computer Society. Swindon. 978-0-902505-01-8.
  4. John. Hutchinson. Can-do Canberra. The Magazine. Rolls-Royce. 150. September 2016. 62–4.
  5. Book: Kynaston, David. David Kynaston. Austerity Britain 1945–1951. London. Bloomsbury. 2007. 978-0-7475-7985-4.
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  7. Book: Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 0-14-102715-0. 2006.
  8. News: Fears for crew of lost British submarine. BBC News. 2008-02-03. 17 April 1951. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120444/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/17/newsid_2847000/2847935.stm. 7 March 2008. live.
  9. Book: Dash, Jack. Jack Dash. Good Morning, Brothers!. London. Lawrence & Wishart. 1969. 0-85315-193-8.
  10. News: National Park in Lake District. The Times. 11 May 1951. 4. 51998.
  11. Book: Marr, Andrew. Andrew Marr. A History of Modern Britain. London. Macmillan. 2007. 978-1-4050-0538-8. 102.
  12. Book: Salmon, Andrew. 2009. To the Last Round: the Epic British Stand on the Imjin River. Aurum Press. London. 978-1-84513-408-2.
  13. Book: Hastings, Max. Max Hastings. The Korean War. 250. London. Michael Joseph. 1987. 0-7181-2068-X.
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  16. Web site: 1951. fa-cupfinals.co.uk. 2011-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20080523234626/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1951.htm. 23 May 2008. dead.
  17. News: King George opens Festival of Britain. BBC News. 2008-02-03. 3 May 1951. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120423/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/3/newsid_2481000/2481099.stm. 7 March 2008. live.
  18. Web site: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother  - Activities as Queen. The official website of The British Monarchy. The Royal Household. 2013-04-17. 10 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010062814/http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/The%20House%20of%20Windsor%20from%201952/QueenElizabethTheQueenMother/ActivitiesasQueen.aspx. dead.
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    . Christopher Andrew (historian). The Defence of the Realm. London. Penguin Books. 2009. 2010. 978-0-141-02330-4. 425–6.

  20. News: Glasgow powers up for the Festival. BBC News. 28 May 1951. 2013-04-17.
  21. News: Soccer moguls drop one team. Leader-Post. Regina. 2 June 1951. 17. 2013-04-17.
  22. Book: Vermilye, Jerry. The Great British Films. 147–149. 1978. Citadel Press. 0-8065-0661-X.
  23. Web site: Time Line 20th C. Port Talbot Historical Society . 2010-08-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720074732/http://beehive.thisissouthwales.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=5906&PageID=72584 . 20 July 2011 .
  24. News: Kiki the Policeman's Daughter is World Bikini Girl No. 1. Alan. Dick. Daily Herald. London. 1951-07-28. 3.
  25. News: Refinery opens as oil row continues. BBC News. 2008-02-03. 14 September 1951. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/14/newsid_3051000/3051902.stm. 7 March 2008 . live.
  26. News: King has lung operation. BBC News. 2008-02-03. 23 September 1951. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120409/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/23/newsid_3083000/3083301.stm. 7 March 2008 . live.
  27. News: Festival closes to applause. 2008-02-03. 30 September 1951. BBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120418/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/30/newsid_3161000/3161521.stm. 7 March 2008 . live.
  28. News: Polls Give Churchill Big Lead. The Vancouver Sun. 5 October 1951. 3. 2013-04-17.
  29. News: Churchill wins general election. BBC News. 2008-02-03. 26 October 1951. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120503/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/26/newsid_3687000/3687425.stm. 7 March 2008 . live.
  30. Web site: 1951 General election results summary. UK Political Info. 2011-04-19.
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  32. News: 6,000 British troops flown into Egypt. BBC News. 2008-01-06. 2 November 1951.
  33. Helen. Gregory. It's a super anniversary. The Grocer. 3 November 2001. 2011-04-19. 20 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320185037/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5245/is_7528_224/ai_n28873842/. dead.
  34. Book: The Guinness Book of Answers. Enfield. Guinness Superlatives. 3rd. 1980. 0-85112-202-7. 259.
  35. News: 1951: British families leave Egypt's Canal Zone. BBC News. 2008-02-03. 20 November 1951. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120436/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/20/newsid_3204000/3204331.stm. 7 March 2008. live.
  36. News: The Times. 30 November 1951. 6. 52172. The Resignation Honours: Earldom For Lord Jowitt.
  37. Book: Ferry, Georgina. 2004. A Computer Called LEO: Lyons Tea Shops and the World's First Office Computer. London. Harper Perennial. 1-84115-186-6. 4.
  38. Book: Kennedy, Michael. Benjamin Britten. Holden, Amanda. The New Penguin Opera Guide. London. Penguin. 2001. 0-14-029312-4. registration.
  39. Web site: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1951. 2008-02-03.
  40. News: Churchill sets sail for talks with Truman. BBC News. 31 December 1951. 2013-04-17.
  41. Web site: The Lawn, Harlow, Essex. Heritage Explorer. English Heritage. 2012-11-12.
  42. News: Redeveloping Essex's fallen utopia. BBC News. 16 January 2007. 20 June 2010.
  43. Book: Parsons, Nicholas. The Book of Literary Lists. London. Sidgwick & Jackson. 1985. 0-283-99171-2.
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  47. Web site: Ray Kennedy obituary . 2021-12-01 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603175451/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/dec/01/ray-kennedy-obituary . 2023-06-03 . live .
  48. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007, Name: Nigel A HaversRegistration Date: Oct 1951 [Nov 1951][Dec 1951] Registration Quarter: Oct–Nov–Dec Registration district: Edmonton Inferred County: EssexMother's Maiden Name: Lay Volume Number: 5e Page Number: 422