Famous Deaths Happened 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 in the year 1952.  

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

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

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

Jan 15 In the year 1952 death of ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)  

Jan 17 Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1952.  

Jan 25 Sveinn Bjornsson, Danish 1st pres of Iceland (1944-52), dies at 70 in the year 1952.  

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

Feb 02 Charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72 in the year 1952.  

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 In the year 1952 norman Douglas, essayist/novelist, dies  

Feb 10 Henry Drysdale Dakin, British-American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1880) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 14 Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1952 theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator 1926, dies at 74  

Mar 01 Mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history death of charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857)  

Mar 05 On this day in history vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 07 On this day in history death of paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (b. 1893)  

Mar 11 In the year 1952 death of pierre Renoir, French stage and film actor and director (b. 1885)  

Mar 21 In the year 1952 death of wilhelm Albrecht, German SD-chief, executed  

Mar 22 In the year 1952 death of uncle Dave Macon, American musician (b. 1870)  

Mar 23 In the year 1952 klaas Schilder, Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist, dies at 61  

Mar 31 Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

Apr 02 On this day in history 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 On this day in history wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76  

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Jan 02 In the year 1952 birth of ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream)  

Jan 02 Wendy Phillips, Bkln NY, actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1952.  

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 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.