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January 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

6 centenaries
65 birthdays

2

2 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
50 birthdays

3

2 centenaries
53 birthdays

4

4 centenaries
38 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
44 birthdays

6

1 birth
6 centenaries
43 birthdays

7

1 birth
2 centenaries
45 birthdays

8

1 death
7 centenaries
40 birthdays

9

1 birth
2 deaths
3 centenaries
42 birthdays

10

1 death
2 centenaries
53 birthdays

11

6 centenaries
42 birthdays

12

1 birth
48 birthdays

13

1 death
42 birthdays

14

2 deaths
2 centenaries
45 birthdays

15

3 centenaries
1 transition
48 birthdays

16

1 birth
3 centenaries
45 birthdays

17

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
45 birthdays

18

1 birth
1 death
3 centenaries
1 transition
51 birthdays

19

3 centenaries
45 birthdays

20

1 birth
3 marriages
1 death
5 centenaries
35 birthdays

21

1 death
27 birthdays

22

61 birthdays

23

5 centenaries
52 birthdays

24

2 births
5 centenaries
52 birthdays

25

1 birth
2 deaths
1 centenary
36 birthdays

26

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
44 birthdays

27

2 centenaries
46 birthdays

28

1 birth
1 death
3 centenaries
39 birthdays

29

2 deaths
2 centenaries
1 transition
54 birthdays

30

6 centenaries
41 birthdays

31

4 centenaries
47 birthdays


February 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

4 centenaries
1 transition
39 birthdays

2

6 centenaries
57 birthdays

3

1 death
1 centenary
36 birthdays

4

1 death
2 centenaries
43 birthdays

5

2 deaths
3 centenaries
1 transition
51 birthdays

6

45 birthdays

7

1 death
4 centenaries
43 birthdays

8

1 birth
2 centenaries
46 birthdays

9

1 birth
6 centenaries
46 birthdays

10

1 marriage
2 centenaries
54 birthdays

11

1 birth
4 deaths
3 centenaries
45 birthdays

12

3 deaths
5 centenaries
59 birthdays

13

2 deaths
4 centenaries
1 transition
46 birthdays

14

2 deaths
2 centenaries
62 birthdays

15

5 centenaries
34 birthdays

16

1 marriage
1 death
2 centenaries
44 birthdays

17

1 centenary
43 birthdays

18

2 births
2 deaths
1 transition
1 election
35 birthdays

19

2 centenaries
5 elections
37 birthdays

20

3 centenaries
44 birthdays

21

1 marriage
1 centenary
47 birthdays

22

1 birth
1 marriage
3 centenaries
54 birthdays

23

1 birth
2 centenaries
40 birthdays

24

2 centenaries
56 birthdays

25

3 centenaries
48 birthdays

26

1 birth
1 transition
40 birthdays

27

1 birth
2 centenaries
47 birthdays

28

4 centenaries
45 birthdays


March 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 birth
1 centenary
40 birthdays

2

2 deaths
1 centenary
45 birthdays

3

1 death
2 centenaries
52 birthdays

4

2 deaths
4 centenaries
42 birthdays

5

1 centenary
46 birthdays

6

1 birth
1 centenary
2 elections
50 birthdays

7

1 centenary
44 birthdays

8

2 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
1 election
43 birthdays

9

1 death
1 centenary
46 birthdays

10

1 centenary
41 birthdays

11

4 centenaries
48 birthdays

12

3 centenaries
1 election
47 birthdays

13

3 deaths
5 centenaries
1 transition
40 birthdays

14

1 death
4 centenaries
1 transition
43 birthdays

15

1 marriage
4 centenaries
63 birthdays

16

1 birth
3 centenaries
44 birthdays

17

1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
47 birthdays

18

3 centenaries
37 birthdays

19

2 deaths
1 centenary
1 election
40 birthdays

20

1 birth
2 deaths
5 centenaries
28 elections
48 birthdays

21

1 birth
3 centenaries
31 birthdays

22

1 death
4 centenaries
44 birthdays

23

1 marriage
1 centenary
48 birthdays

24

2 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
47 birthdays

25

4 centenaries
26 birthdays

26

1 marriage
1 death
3 centenaries
55 birthdays

27

3 centenaries
41 birthdays

28

2 births
3 deaths
4 centenaries
59 birthdays

29

67 birthdays

30

4 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
41 birthdays

31

1 marriage
2 centenaries
42 birthdays


April 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
5 centenaries
44 birthdays

2

1 birth
1 centenary
31 elections
43 birthdays

3

1 birth
1 death
3 centenaries
25 elections
31 birthdays

4

1 death
1 centenary
54 birthdays

5

2 deaths
44 birthdays

6

2 deaths
2 centenaries
34 birthdays

7

1 death
3 centenaries
50 birthdays

8

3 centenaries
44 birthdays

9

2 centenaries
39 birthdays

10

1 death
1 centenary
30 birthdays

11

1 birth
1 centenary
41 birthdays

12

3 births
2 deaths
6 centenaries
46 birthdays

13

1 birth
40 birthdays

14

3 centenaries
42 birthdays

15

3 centenaries
47 birthdays

16

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
1 election
47 birthdays

17

1 death
3 centenaries
8 elections
45 birthdays

18

1 birth
1 death
4 centenaries
1 transition
45 birthdays

19

1 birth
3 centenaries
38 birthdays

20

2 centenaries
43 birthdays

21

1 birth
4 centenaries
35 birthdays

22

1 death
1 centenary
31 birthdays

23

1 birth
2 deaths
1 centenary
39 birthdays

24

1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
15 elections
39 birthdays

25

3 deaths
2 centenaries
36 birthdays

26

1 death
3 centenaries
44 birthdays

27

1 birth
2 deaths
1 transition
51 birthdays

28

1 death
43 birthdays

29

46 birthdays

30

3 deaths
1 centenary
38 birthdays


May 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 centenaries
41 birthdays

2

59 birthdays

3

1 birth
2 centenaries
1 transition
33 birthdays

4

3 births
2 centenaries
47 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 centenary
43 birthdays

6

50 birthdays

7

1 centenary
39 birthdays

8

2 births
2 deaths
2 centenaries
1 transition
3 elections
42 birthdays

9

2 centenaries
39 birthdays

10

1 birth
1 centenary
52 birthdays

11

1 marriage
5 centenaries
45 birthdays

12

2 deaths
4 centenaries
50 birthdays

13

1 birth
2 centenaries
43 birthdays

14

1 death
1 centenary
51 birthdays

15

50 birthdays

16

1 centenary
49 birthdays

17

2 centenaries
43 birthdays

18

4 centenaries
40 birthdays

19

1 centenary
46 birthdays

20

1 birth
3 centenaries
54 birthdays

21

1 birth
5 centenaries
39 birthdays

22

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
35 birthdays

23

3 centenaries
41 birthdays

24

1 birth
1 centenary
32 birthdays

25

38 birthdays

26

2 centenaries
38 birthdays

27

1 centenary
36 birthdays

28

1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
54 birthdays

29

1 birth
2 centenaries
35 birthdays

30

1 birth
2 centenaries
47 birthdays

31

1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
42 birthdays


June 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
1 centenary
49 birthdays

2

1 death
3 centenaries
1 election
39 birthdays

3

1 birth
31 birthdays

4

2 marriages
3 centenaries
41 birthdays

5

1 centenary
30 birthdays

6

3 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
40 birthdays

7

3 deaths
3 centenaries
1 transition
37 birthdays

8

1 death
1 centenary
37 birthdays

9

1 marriage
1 centenary
44 birthdays

10

5 centenaries
42 birthdays

11

2 births
1 centenary
39 birthdays

12

2 deaths
1 transition
52 birthdays

13

1 birth
3 deaths
1 centenary
33 birthdays

14

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
54 birthdays

15

1 birth
1 death
5 centenaries
48 birthdays

16

1 death
1 centenary
42 birthdays

17

1 marriage
2 centenaries
1 transition
48 birthdays

18

1 birth
3 centenaries
41 birthdays

19

1 death
1 centenary
49 birthdays

20

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
40 birthdays

21

2 births
3 centenaries
41 birthdays

22

1 marriage
1 death
40 birthdays

23

1 birth
1 marriage
2 centenaries
51 birthdays

24

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
55 birthdays

25

39 birthdays

26

41 birthdays

27

38 birthdays

28

2 centenaries
52 birthdays

29

3 centenaries
53 birthdays

30

1 marriage
1 death
2 centenaries
46 birthdays


July 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 birth
3 centenaries
44 birthdays

2

43 birthdays

3

1 centenary
43 birthdays

4

1 birth
2 centenaries
50 birthdays

5

2 births
43 birthdays

6

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
48 birthdays

7

1 birth
1 death
4 centenaries
57 birthdays

8

49 birthdays

9

2 centenaries
39 birthdays

10

3 centenaries
1 election
46 birthdays

11

1 birth
2 centenaries
43 birthdays

12

4 centenaries
46 birthdays

13

2 births
41 birthdays

14

2 centenaries
45 birthdays

15

1 birth
2 centenaries
50 birthdays

16

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
51 birthdays

17

1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
46 birthdays

18

1 birth
3 centenaries
46 birthdays

19

1 death
2 centenaries
38 birthdays

20

1 marriage
1 death
51 birthdays

21

3 centenaries
52 birthdays

22

2 centenaries
42 birthdays

23

2 deaths
1 centenary
46 birthdays

24

1 birth
1 death
3 centenaries
1 transition
58 birthdays

25

38 birthdays

26

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
56 birthdays

27

1 birth
1 death
38 birthdays

28

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
3 centenaries
39 birthdays

29

1 birth
5 centenaries
53 birthdays

30

1 centenary
34 birthdays

31

2 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
46 birthdays


August 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
2 centenaries
44 birthdays

2

1 death
3 centenaries
43 birthdays

3

3 deaths
1 centenary
48 birthdays

4

2 births
47 birthdays

5

1 centenary
42 birthdays

6

2 deaths
1 centenary
61 birthdays

7

2 births
2 deaths
2 centenaries
2 transitions
46 birthdays

8

4 centenaries
53 birthdays

9

3 centenaries
54 birthdays

10

1 death
3 centenaries
53 birthdays

11

1 death
2 centenaries
46 birthdays

12

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
40 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
43 birthdays

14

1 death
45 birthdays

15

1 death
4 centenaries
53 birthdays

16

1 marriage
3 centenaries
44 birthdays

17

1 death
3 centenaries
49 birthdays

18

3 centenaries
39 birthdays

19

51 birthdays

20

51 birthdays

21

2 centenaries
6 elections
50 birthdays

22

1 centenary
48 birthdays

23

48 birthdays

24

1 birth
4 centenaries
49 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 marriage
2 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
42 birthdays

26

1 centenary
47 birthdays

27

1 birth
1 death
1 transition
50 birthdays

28

1 death
3 centenaries
48 birthdays

29

2 births
1 death
4 centenaries
49 birthdays

30

1 transition
44 birthdays

31

1 birth
3 centenaries
47 birthdays


September 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 marriage
1 death
5 centenaries
2 transitions
56 birthdays

2

1 birth
1 death
3 centenaries
1 transition
42 birthdays

3

1 death
3 centenaries
1 transition
48 birthdays

4

1 birth
3 centenaries
48 birthdays

5

1 birth
2 centenaries
43 birthdays

6

1 birth
2 deaths
1 centenary
50 birthdays

7

4 centenaries
1 transition
50 birthdays

8

1 death
3 centenaries
1 election
47 birthdays

9

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
37 birthdays

10

2 births
1 death
5 centenaries
51 birthdays

11

1 centenary
1 election
41 birthdays

12

1 centenary
47 birthdays

13

1 birth
2 centenaries
45 birthdays

14

4 centenaries
49 birthdays

15

3 centenaries
58 birthdays

16

1 death
2 centenaries
50 birthdays

17

5 centenaries
43 birthdays

18

2 births
1 death
2 centenaries
43 birthdays

19

2 deaths
2 centenaries
48 birthdays

20

1 death
6 centenaries
46 birthdays

21

2 births
1 death
2 centenaries
49 birthdays

22

2 deaths
2 elections
54 birthdays

23

1 birth
1 marriage
3 centenaries
43 birthdays

24

1 birth
1 centenary
45 birthdays

25

2 deaths
1 centenary
1 election
44 birthdays

26

1 marriage
2 centenaries
40 birthdays

27

1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
37 birthdays

28

1 centenary
48 birthdays

29

2 centenaries
57 birthdays

30

1 centenary
47 birthdays


October 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 deaths
5 centenaries
1 transition
49 birthdays

2

1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
57 birthdays

3

1 death
1 centenary
49 birthdays

4

2 deaths
2 centenaries
33 birthdays

5

2 deaths
2 centenaries
1 transition
33 birthdays

6

2 births
1 marriage
3 centenaries
50 birthdays

7

1 death
45 birthdays

8

1 centenary
58 birthdays

9

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
45 birthdays

10

1 centenary
61 birthdays

11

4 centenaries
48 birthdays

12

1 birth
2 deaths
3 centenaries
42 birthdays

13

36 birthdays

14

2 deaths
2 centenaries
41 birthdays

15

1 death
5 centenaries
71 birthdays

16

2 births
1 death
2 centenaries
54 birthdays

17

1 centenary
51 birthdays

18

1 marriage
6 centenaries
42 birthdays

19

2 centenaries
34 birthdays

20

1 death
2 centenaries
44 birthdays

21

1 death
1 centenary
43 birthdays

22

1 death
4 centenaries
30 birthdays

23

3 centenaries
44 birthdays

24

1 centenary
46 birthdays

25

4 centenaries
50 birthdays

26

1 birth
2 centenaries
47 birthdays

27

1 birth
1 death
4 centenaries
40 birthdays

28

2 deaths
1 transition
43 birthdays

29

1 birth
2 deaths
2 centenaries
49 birthdays

30

1 birth
2 deaths
30 birthdays

31

1 birth
1 death
42 birthdays


November 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 deaths
2 centenaries
46 birthdays

2

3 deaths
2 centenaries
42 birthdays

3

1 birth
1 death
48 birthdays

4

1 birth
1 death
3 centenaries
41 birthdays

5

1 birth
2 centenaries
51 birthdays

6

2 centenaries
84 elections
45 birthdays

7

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
44 birthdays

8

1 death
50 birthdays

9

1 death
3 centenaries
41 birthdays

10

1 marriage
1 centenary
45 birthdays

11

1 death
1 centenary
57 birthdays

12

1 death
3 centenaries
53 birthdays

13

1 death
3 centenaries
38 birthdays

14

1 marriage
2 transitions
45 birthdays

15

1 birth
2 centenaries
50 birthdays

16

1 death
2 centenaries
33 birthdays

17

1 death
2 centenaries
54 birthdays

18

2 centenaries
34 birthdays

19

1 birth
2 deaths
3 centenaries
45 birthdays

20

1 birth
2 centenaries
52 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
47 birthdays

22

1 marriage
58 birthdays

23

3 centenaries
48 birthdays

24

1 birth
1 death
5 centenaries
1 transition
40 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
39 birthdays

26

1 death
1 centenary
41 birthdays

27

3 centenaries
47 birthdays

28

1 birth
3 centenaries
40 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
49 birthdays

30

3 centenaries
47 birthdays


December 1951
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 transitions
31 birthdays

2

4 centenaries
39 birthdays

3

1 death
3 centenaries
49 birthdays

4

1 death
1 centenary
30 birthdays

5

1 centenary
39 birthdays

6

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
53 birthdays

7

1 centenary
44 birthdays

8

2 centenaries
47 birthdays

9

1 birth
3 centenaries
53 birthdays

10

2 centenaries
48 birthdays

11

2 centenaries
44 birthdays

12

1 birth
3 centenaries
43 birthdays

13

1 centenary
37 birthdays

14

1 death
5 centenaries
44 birthdays

15

1 death
3 centenaries
1 transition
46 birthdays

16

1 marriage
3 deaths
3 centenaries
2 transitions
48 birthdays

17

2 centenaries
54 birthdays

18

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
50 birthdays

19

2 deaths
43 birthdays

20

2 centenaries
58 birthdays

21

1 death
3 centenaries
66 birthdays

22

1 birth
2 marriages
1 death
3 centenaries
41 birthdays

23

43 birthdays

24

1 centenary
44 birthdays

25

3 deaths
4 centenaries
2 transitions
53 birthdays

26

4 centenaries
34 birthdays

27

5 centenaries
37 birthdays

28

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
43 birthdays

29

1 birth
3 marriages
1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
50 birthdays

30

1 death
3 centenaries
1 transition
33 birthdays

31

1 death
2 centenaries
2 transitions
37 birthdays


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