Historical Events In 1952

Jan 24   In the year 1952 fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base  

Jan 24   Vincent Massey 1887-1967 sworn in as Governor General; first Canadian-born; serves from February 28, 1952 to September 15, 1959 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   Test debut of Richie Benaud, v West Indies at the SCG in the year 1952.  

Jan 25   In the year 1952 test debut of Richie Benaud, vs West Indies at the SCG  

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

Jan 31   Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1952 dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries  

Feb 01   In the year 1952 general strike against French colonial management in Tunisia  

Feb 01   The United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) is formed in the year 1952.  

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

Feb 04   1st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY) in the year 1952.  

Feb 05   In the year 1952 reginald Allen, cricketer (uncle of Gubby, Test Aust v Eng 1887), dies  

Feb 06   In the year 1952 britain's King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.  

Feb 06   England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II in the year 1952.  

Feb 06   In the year 1952 george VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56  

Feb 08   On this day in history "RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day," debuts on NBC TV  

Feb 09   In the year 1952 norman Douglas, essayist/novelist, dies  

Feb 13   On this day in history alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist, dies at 71  

Feb 13   Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win on this day in history.  

Feb 14   On this day in history 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway  

Feb 14   In the year 1952 6th Winter Olympics games opens in Oslo, Norway  

Feb 15   King George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the year 1952.  

Feb 16   Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33 on this day in history.  

Feb 16   On this day in history ian Craig makes New South Wales cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (New South Wales record)  

Feb 16   On this day in history knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies  

Feb 18   On this day in history 4th Emmy Awards Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca win  

Feb 18   In the year 1952 4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca wins  

Feb 19   French offensive at Hanoi in the year 1952.  

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

Feb 20   On this day in history "African Queen" opens at Capitol Theater in New York NY  

Feb 20   In the year 1952 "African Queen" opens at Capitol Theater in NYC  

Feb 21   In the year 1952 bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement)  

Feb 21   Dick Button performs first figure skating triple jump in competition 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   On this day in history birth of wendy Phillips, Bkln NY, actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001)  

Jan 03   Jim Ross, American wrestling announcer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1952 birth of giuliano Ferrara  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1952 constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1952 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   In the year 1952 walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74  

Jan 18   Curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903) died in the year 1952.