July 1951

Thursday 05:

William Shockley invents the junction transistor.

Randy Turpin becomes the middleweight boxing champion after defeating Sugar Ray Robinson.

King Léopold III of Belgium abdicates in favour of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium, to avoid internal social strife.

King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.

Japan Airlines is established.

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