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Klaus-Peter Justus
1951Jul, 1

Klaus-Peter Justus

Klaus-Peter Justus, German runner
Klaus-Peter Justus (born 1 July 1951 in Königsee, Thuringia) is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.

He won the gold medals at the 1970 European Junior Championships and the 1974 European Championships, and the bronze medal at the 1973 European Indoor Championships. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.He competed for the club SC Motor Jena during his active career. His son Steffen Justus is also a successful triathlete and runner.

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Events on 1951

  • 11Apr

    President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur

    Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
  • 22Apr

    Battle of Kapyong

    Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.
  • 25Apr

    Battle of Kapyong

    Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
  • 3May

    Harry Truman

    The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman.
  • 15Oct

    Combined oral contraceptive pill

    Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes conducts the very last step of the first synthesis of norethisterone, the progestin that would later be used in one of the first three oral contraceptives.