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1951 was the 951st year of the 2nd millennium, the 51st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1950s decade.

Contents 1 Events 2 Art and culture 2.1 Literature 2.1.1 Fiction 2.1.2 Non-fiction 2.2 Music 2.2.1 Singles 2.2.2 Albums 2.3 Cinema 2.4 Design 2.5 Art 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• 1951 Pont-Saint-Esprit mass poisoning

Art and culture

• Grove Press launched

Literature

Fiction

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
• Bestiario by Julio Cortázar
• The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis

Non-fiction

• The Mechanical Bride by Marshall McLuhan
• Patterns of Sexual Behavior by Clellan S. Ford and Frank A. Beach

Music

• Studio für elektronische Musik founded
• Groupe de Recherche de Musique Concrète launched
• The term rock and roll was popularized by Alan Freed

Singles

• "Jezebel" by Frankie Laine
• "Quiet Village" by Les Baxter

Albums

• Ritual of the Savage by Les Baxter

Cinema

• Cahiers du cinéma, French film magazine, founded

Design

• General Motors Le Sabre by Harley Earl

Art

• Black Eyes and Lemonade was an exhibition curated by Barbara Jones held at the Whitechapel Gallery

Births

• Pedro Almodóvar

Deaths