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February 13, 1951

On February 13, 1951, korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences. Jóannes Eidesgaard, Tony Danza, Michael Freedman would arrive in the same year.

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1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, 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.

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On February 13, 1951

  1. 1951 Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.

    1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula

    The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations led by the United States under the auspices of the United Nations Command (UNC). 5 to 3 million civilians were killed during the war.

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Jóannes Eidesgaard 1951– Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Tony Danza 1951– American actor and producer
Michael Freedman 1951– American mathematician and academic
Bob Varsha 1951– American sportscaster
Steve Vickers 1951– Canadian ice hockey player
Soledad Gallego-Díaz 1951– Spanish journalist (died 2026)

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