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1951

1951 in world history: 7 events, 11 births, 12 deaths, 1 state founded and 5 that came to an end. 367 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 4 January

    Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul

    United Nations troops abandoned Seoul as Chinese and North Korean armies advanced, the third time the city had changed hands in the Korean War. UN forces retook it in March.

    United Nations

  2. 29 March

    Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage

    A New York jury found the couple guilty of conspiring to pass atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Their execution in 1953 remained controversial, especially over Ethel's role.

    Soviet UnionNew York

  3. Treaty

    ANZUS

    ANZUS is the security treaty signed by Australia, New Zealand and the United States in San Francisco on 1 September 1951, each pledging to act against a common danger in the Pacific.

  4. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of San Francisco

    The Treaty of San Francisco was signed on 8 September 1951 by Japan and 48 Allied nations, formally ending the state of war of the Second World War.

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In the profiles

Born in 1951 11

Died in 1951 12

States founded 1

States that came to an end 5

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