Historical Events In 1952

Oct 16   Pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street on this day in history.   

Oct 18   "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 7 perfs on this day in history.   

Oct 19   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betty Jameson Golf Tournament in the year 1952.   

Oct 20   In the year 1952 basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55   

Oct 20   Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Arab Liberation Movement becomes only party of Syria in the year 1952.   

Oct 24   On this day in history arab Liberation Movement becomes the only party of Syria   

Oct 24   Frederick Jacobi, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1952.   

Oct 25   1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck" in the year 1952.   

Oct 25   Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts v India on this day in history.   

Oct 27   "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 perfs in the year 1952.   

Oct 28   Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open in the year 1952.   

Oct 30   In the year 1952 clarence Birdseye sells 1st frozen peas   

Oct 31   1st thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history first thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands   

Oct 31   US detonate first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific on this day in history.   

Nov 01   The first hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history maire O'Neill, actress (Juno & the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies   

Nov 03   Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1952 earthquake & flood strike Kamshatka-South America   

Nov 04   Eisenhower (R) elected 34th President beating Adlai Stevenson (D) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres on this day in history.   

Nov 06   First hydrogen bomb exploded (by US at Eniwetok Atoll) in the year 1952.   

Nov 08   Claude Carter, cricketer (took 28 wkts 10 Tests for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

Nov 09   Chaim Weizmann, bio-chemist/1st president Israel, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Nov 10   Trygve Halvdan Lie resigns as 1st secretary-genraal of UN on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1952 phila A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP   

Nov 13   False fingernails 1st sold in the year 1952.   

Nov 14   Greek general Papagos wins elections in the year 1952.   

Nov 16   Papagos' Greek Concentratie wins Greeks parliamentary election on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream) was born in the year 1952.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1952 birth of graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of jim Ross, American wrestling announcer   

Jan 07   Giuliano Ferrara was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65   

Jan 05   Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies   

Jan 11   Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61 in the year 1952.   

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

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 in the year 1952.   

Jan 18   In the year 1952 death of curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903)