Famous Deaths In 1952

Jan 04 Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17 On this day in history 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.  

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

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

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

Jan 26 Louis van Deyssel, Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Feb 02 In the year 1952 charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72  

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

Feb 06 George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 Norman Douglas, essayist/novelist, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 10 On this day in history death of henry Drysdale Dakin, British-American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1880)  

Feb 13 Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist, dies at 71 in the year 1952.  

Feb 14 Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896) died in the year 1952.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

Mar 05 In the year 1952 vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer, dies at 63  

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 Wilhelm Albrecht, German SD-chief, executed died on this day in history.  

Mar 22 On this day in history death of uncle Dave Macon, American musician (b. 1870)  

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

Mar 31 Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (b. 1877) died in the year 1952.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 In the year 1952 wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream)  

Jan 02 In the year 1952 birth of wendy Phillips, Bkln NY, actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land)  

Jan 02 Graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1952 birth of jim Ross, American wrestling announcer  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of giuliano Ferrara  

Jan 08 In the year 1952 birth of lauri Walters, SF Calif, actress (8 is Enough, Harrad Experiment)  

Jan 08 Norm Jarvis, Prince Albert Sask, golfer (1984 Chilliwack) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist was born on this day in history.