Famous Deaths Happened In 1952

Jan 04 Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65 in the year 1952.  

Jan 05 Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61 in the year 1952.  

Jan 14 In the year 1952 death of artur Kapp, Estonian composer (b. 1878)  

Jan 15 On this day in history death of ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)  

Jan 17 Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74 in the year 1952.  

Jan 18 Curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903) died in the year 1952.  

Jan 20 Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52  

Jan 25 On this day in history sveinn Bjornsson, Danish 1st pres of Iceland (1944-52), dies at 70  

Jan 26 In the year 1952 louis van Deyssel, Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87  

Feb 02 Charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Reginald Allen, cricketer (uncle of Gubby, Test Aust v Eng 1887), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history george VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56  

Feb 09 On this day in history norman Douglas, essayist/novelist, dies  

Feb 10 Henry Drysdale Dakin, British-American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1880) died in the year 1952.  

Feb 13 Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)  

Feb 16 Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies in the year 1952.  

Feb 19 On this day in history knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92  

Feb 27 Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator 1926, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Mar 01 Mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist (b. 1873) died in the year 1952.  

Mar 04 In the year 1952 death of charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857)  

Mar 05 Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1952.  

Mar 07 Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (b. 1893) died in the year 1952.  

Mar 11 On this day in history death of pierre Renoir, French stage and film actor and director (b. 1885)  

Mar 21 On this day in history death of wilhelm Albrecht, German SD-chief, executed  

Mar 22 Uncle Dave Macon, American musician (b. 1870) died in the year 1952.  

Mar 23 Klaas Schilder, Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist, dies at 61 in the year 1952.  

Mar 31 In the year 1952 death of wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (b. 1877)  

Apr 02 In the year 1952 bernard F Lyot, Fren astronomer (chronograph, Lyot-filter), dies at 55  

Apr 05 Henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75 in the year 1952.  

Apr 11 Wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1952.  

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Jan 02 Ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of wendy Phillips, Bkln NY, actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001)  

Jan 03 Jim Ross, American wrestling announcer was born in the year 1952.  

Jan 07 In the year 1952 birth of giuliano Ferrara  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of lauri Walters, SF Calif, actress (8 is Enough, Harrad Experiment)  

Jan 08 Norm Jarvis, Prince Albert Sask, golfer (1984 Chilliwack) was born in the year 1952.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist