1951 in the Netherlands

This article lists some of the events from 1951 related to the Netherlands.

← 1950 1949 1948 1951 in the Netherlands → 1952 1953 1954
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1951 History of the Netherlands

Incumbents

• Monarch: Juliana
• Prime Minister: Willem Drees

Events

• 3 March: The Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles is enacted by royal decree, describing the autonomy of the island territories of the Netherlands Antilles.^[1]
• 18 April: Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez becomes Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.
• date unknown: Broadcasting time is officially allocated to television by the national broadcasting companies in the Netherlands.^[2]

Sports

• 1951–52 Netherlands Football League Championship

Births

• 12 March: Harry Dijksma, politician^[3]
• 6 April: Bert Blyleven, Major League Baseball player
• 15 September: Johan Neeskens, football player and manager (d. 2024)
• 17 September: Piet Kleine, speed skater and coach
• 15 October: A. F. Th. van der Heijden, author
• 15 December: Jacob TV, composer
• 14 December: Jan Timman, chess player

Undated

• Paul Schellekens, civil servant and diplomat

Deaths

• 21 March: Willem Mengelberg, conductor (b. 1871)^[4]
• 21 April: Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus, lepidopterist (b. 1894)^[5]