1951 in the Netherlands

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

Sports

 * 1951–52 Netherlands Football League Championship

Births

 * 12 March: Harry Dijksma, politician
 * 6 April: Bert Blyleven, Major League Baseball player
 * 17 September: Piet Kleine, speed skater and coach
 * 15 October: A. F. Th. van der Heijden, author
 * 15 December: Jacob ter Veldhuis, composer
 * 14 December: Jan Timman, chess player

Undated

 * Paul Schellekens, civil servant and diplomat

Deaths

 * 21 March: Willem Mengelberg, conductor (b. 1871)
 * 21 April: Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus, lepidopterist (b. 1894)