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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15 On this day in history death of ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)  

Jan 17 Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74 in the year 1952.  

Jan 18 In the year 1952 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 Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 In the year 1952 alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist, dies at 71  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)  

Feb 16 Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies in the year 1952.  

Feb 19 In the year 1952 knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92  

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

Mar 01 On this day in history death of mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist (b. 1873)  

Mar 04 Charles Scott Sherrington, English scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857) died in the year 1952.  

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 In the year 1952 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 02 In the year 1952 bernard F Lyot, Fren astronomer (chronograph, Lyot-filter), dies at 55  

Apr 05 On this day in history henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75  

Apr 11 Wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1952.  

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 in the year 1952.  

Jan 08 Lauri Walters, SF Calif, actress (8 is Enough, Harrad Experiment) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of norm Jarvis, Prince Albert Sask, golfer (1984 Chilliwack)  

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