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In 1951 King Ibn Saud ( 1932 – 1953 ) ordered demolitions around the mosque to make way for new wings to the east and west of the prayer hall, which consisted of concrete columns with pointed arches.
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With ' King Richard ' still holding court as coach in 1951, albeit now in a non-playing capacity, Essendon seemed on course for a third consecutive flag but a controversial four week suspension dished out to John Coleman on the eve of the finals effectively put paid to their chances.
Nat King Cole, a former jazz pianist who had had # 1 and # 2 hits on the pop charts in the early 1950s (" Mona Lisa " at # 2 in 1950 and " Too Young " at # 1 in 1951 ), had a record in the top 5 in the R & B charts in 1958, " Looking Back "/" Do I Like It ".
A dispute over King Leopold III's conduct during World War II caused civil uprisings, and eventually led to his abdication in 1951 following a state wide referendum.
He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 ), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ( 1948 ), Key Largo ( 1948 ), The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ), The African Queen ( 1951 ), Moulin Rouge ( 1952 ), The Misfits ( 1961 ), and The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ).
The King was well enough to open the Festival of Britain in May 1951, but on 23 September 1951, he underwent a pneumonectomy where his left lung was removed following the discovery of a malignant tumour.
The team went on to create four more hits that are among the most popular of all musicals and were each made into successful films: Carousel ( 1945 ), South Pacific ( 1949, winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama ), The King and I ( 1951 ), and The Sound of Music ( 1959 ).
Leopold III ( born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel ( French ) or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel ( Dutch ) or Leopold Philipp Karl Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel ( German ); 3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983 ) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of the heir apparent, his son Baudouin.
Leonowens's experiences in Siam were fictionalised in Margaret Landon's 1944 bestselling novel Anna and the King of Siam and in various films and television miniseries based on the book, most notably Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1951 hit musical The King and I.
The novel was adapted as a hit musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, The King and I ( 1951 ), starring Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, which ran 1, 246 performances on Broadway.
Baudouin (, ; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993 ) reigned as King of the Belgians, following his father's abdication, from 1951 until his death in 1993.
He ascended the throne and became the fifth King of the Belgians upon taking the constitutional oath on 17 July 1951, one day following his father's abdication.
Two Royal Norwegian Navy ships – King Haakon VII, an escort ship in commission from 1942 to 1951, and Haakon VII, a training ship in commission from 1958 to 1974 — have been named after King Haakon VII.
King John has been produced for television twice: in 1951 with Donald Wolfit and in 1984 with Leonard Rossiter as part of the BBC Television Shakespeare series of adaptations.
On 20 July 1951, Prince Hussein traveled to Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque with his grandfather, King Abdullah I, where an assassin opened fire on Abdullah and his grandson.
Cerdic is the main protagonist in the historical novel Conscience of the King ( 1951 ), by the English author Alfred Duggan.
1951 and Saud
Faisal bin Sultan ( born 1951 ) is the Secretary General of Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation.
1951 and 1932
The first major film festival was held in Venice in 1932 ; the other major and oldest film festivals of the world are: Cannes Film Festival ( 1946 ), Festival del film Locarno ( 1946 ), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( 1946 ), Edinburgh International Film Festival ( 1947 ), Melbourne International Film Festival ( 1951 ), Berlin International Film Festival ( 1951 ) and Toronto International Film Festival ( 1976 ).
He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres such as Scarface ( 1932 ), Bringing Up Baby ( 1938 ), Only Angels Have Wings ( 1939 ), His Girl Friday ( 1940 ), Sergeant York ( 1941 ), To Have and Have Not ( 1944 ), The Big Sleep ( 1946 ), Red River ( 1948 ), The Thing from Another World ( 1951 ), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ( 1953 ), and Rio Bravo ( 1959 ).
The IMU was established in 1920, but dissolved in September 1932 and then re-established 1950 de facto at the Constitutive Convention in New York, de jure on September 10, 1951 when ten countries had become members.
She had a busy official role from 1932 to 1939 and, following her husband's death, stood for Parliament herself, becoming Australia's first female Member of the House of Representatives, and later first woman in Cabinet, joining the Menzies Cabinet in 1951.
In 1926, he founded Fianna Fáil, and was head of government ( President of the Executive Council, later Taoiseach ) from 1932 to 1948, 1951 to 1954, and 1957 to 1959, when he resigned after being elected as President of Ireland.
John Aloysius Costello (; 20 June 1891 – 5 January 1976 ), a successful barrister, was one of the main legal advisors to the government of the Irish Free State after independence, Attorney General of Ireland from 1926 – 1932 and Taoiseach from 1948 – 1951 and 1954 – 1957.
There were Gilbert and Sullivan seasons at the Savoy Theatre in 1929 – 30, 1932 – 33, 1951, 1954, 1961 – 62, 1975, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
He served for nearly two decades as chairman of the board of the City National Bank and Trust Co., from 1932 until his death in Evanston in 1951.
* In Jim Thorpe – All-American ( 1951 ), a biopic about Native-American Olympian Jim Thorpe, newsreel footage from the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics includes Vice President Charles Curtis opening the Olympics,
His works were a source for homeland films ( Heimatfilme ) that were produced in the Lüneburg Heath, such as Grün ist die Heide (" Green is the Heath ") from 1932 and its 1951 remake, as well as Rot ist die Liebe (" Red is Love ") from 1956.
Aiken served as Minister for Defence ( 1932 – 1939 ), Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures ( 1939 – 1945 ), Minister for Finance ( 1945 – 1948 ) and Minister for External Affairs ( 1951 – 1954 and 1957 – 1969 ).
In 1932, Mayer was one of the founders of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and he also helped found the London Schools Symphony Orchestra in 1951.
* Ayrshire District Cup: 1899 – 1900, 1903 – 04, 1909 – 10, 1913 – 14, 1914 – 15, 1932 – 33, 1938 – 39, 1946 – 47, 1950 – 51, 1951 – 52, 1954 – 55, 1955 – 56, 1957 – 58, 1970 – 71, 1976 – 77, 1977 – 78, 1981 – 82, 1987 – 88.
: Western Division championships: 27 — 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1951, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1989, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2010
: Grey Cup final appearances: 18 — 1923 ( lost ), 1928 ( lost ), 1929 ( lost ), 1930 ( lost ), 1931 ( lost ), 1932 ( lost ), 1934 ( lost ), 1951 ( lost ), 1966 ( won ), 1967 ( lost ), 1969 ( lost ), 1972 ( lost ), 1976 ( lost ), 1989 ( won ), 1997 ( lost ), 2007 ( won ), 2009 ( lost ), 2010 ( lost )
During his long career he served as Minister for Agriculture ( 1932 – 1947 ), Minister for Health and Social Welfare ( 1947 – 1948 and 1951 – 1954 ) and Minister for Finance ( 1957 – 1965 ).
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