Famous Deaths Happened In 1952

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 Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies in the year 1952.  

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 Ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887) died in the year 1952.  

Jan 17 On this day in history walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74  

Jan 18 On this day in history death of curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903)  

Jan 20 On this day in history arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74  

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

Jan 25 In the year 1952 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 in the year 1952.  

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

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

Feb 06 In the year 1952 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 In the year 1952 death of maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)  

Feb 16 In the year 1952 knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies  

Feb 19 Knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 On this day in history theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator 1926, dies at 74  

Mar 01 In the year 1952 death of mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist (b. 1873)  

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

Mar 05 Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 11 Pierre Renoir, French stage and film actor and director (b. 1885) died in the year 1952.  

Mar 21 Wilhelm Albrecht, German SD-chief, executed died on this day in history.  

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

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 In the year 1952 henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75  

Apr 11 On this day in history wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76  

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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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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