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 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 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 in the year 1952.  

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

Jan 22 In the year 1952 roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52  

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

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 George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56 in the year 1952.  

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

Feb 10 In the year 1952 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 23 Klaas Schilder, Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 02 Bernard F Lyot, Fren astronomer (chronograph, Lyot-filter), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1952 birth of graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001)  

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 in the year 1952.  

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

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