Historical Events In 1952

Oct 16   On this day in history pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi   

Oct 16   On this day in history woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street   

Oct 18   "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 7 perfs in the year 1952.   

Oct 19   On this day in history louise Suggs wins LPGA Betty Jameson Golf Tournament   

Oct 20   Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 in the year 1952.   

Oct 20   Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) on this day in history.   

Oct 23   On this day in history susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31   

Oct 24   Arab Liberation Movement becomes only party of Syria on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Arab Liberation Movement becomes the only party of Syria on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history frederick Jacobi, composer, dies at 61   

Oct 25   In the year 1952 1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck"   

Oct 25   Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1952.   

Oct 26   In the year 1952 pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts v India   

Oct 27   On this day in history "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 perfs   

Oct 28   On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open   

Oct 30   In the year 1952 clarence Birdseye sells 1st frozen peas   

Oct 31   1st thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands in the year 1952.   

Oct 31   On this day in history first thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands   

Oct 31   US detonate first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific in the year 1952.   

Nov 01   On this day in history the first hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific   

Nov 02   Maire O'Neill, actress (Juno & the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies in the year 1952.   

Nov 03   Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas in the year 1952.   

Nov 04   Earthquake & flood strike Kamshatka-South America in the year 1952.   

Nov 04   In the year 1952 eisenhower (R) elected 34th President beating Adlai Stevenson (D)   

Nov 06   Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres in the year 1952.   

Nov 06   In the year 1952 first hydrogen bomb exploded (by US at Eniwetok Atoll)   

Nov 08   In the year 1952 claude Carter, cricketer (took 28 wkts 10 Tests for S Africa), dies   

Nov 09   On this day in history chaim Weizmann, bio-chemist/1st president Israel, dies at 77   

Nov 10   Trygve Halvdan Lie resigns as 1st secretary-genraal of UN in the year 1952.   

Nov 12   On this day in history phila A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP   

Nov 13   False fingernails 1st sold in the year 1952.   

Nov 14   On this day in history greek general Papagos wins elections   

Nov 16   In the year 1952 papagos' Greek Concentratie wins Greeks parliamentary election   

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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   Graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001) was born in the year 1952.   

Jan 03   Jim Ross, American wrestling announcer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Giuliano Ferrara was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Lauri Walters, SF Calif, actress (8 is Enough, Harrad Experiment) was born in the year 1952.   

Jan 08   In the year 1952 birth of norm Jarvis, Prince Albert Sask, golfer (1984 Chilliwack)   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1952 nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies   

Jan 08   In the year 1952 antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies   

Jan 11   On this day in history jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61   

Jan 14   Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (b. 1878) died in the year 1952.   

Jan 15   Ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1952 walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74   

Jan 18   Curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903) died on this day in history.