What Happened on June 9, 1951

Historical Events

  • "Doodles Weaver Show" debuts on NBC-TV

Famous Birthdays

  • (Wilhelmus) "Benny" Neyman, Dutch pop singer ("I Don't Know How"; "Waarom fluister ik je naam nog"), born in in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 2008)
  • Dave Parker 'the Cobra', American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978), born in Grenada, Mississippi
  • James Newton Howard, American film composer (The Hunger Games; M. Night Shyamalan films), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Terry Uttley, British rock bassist (Smokie - "Living Next Door to Alice"), born in Birkenshaw, England

About June 9, 1951

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 72 years, 10 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Gemini