Famous Deaths Happened In 1952

Jan 04 Constantly permeke: Flemish painter (boerin),  

Jan 05 Nawab of pataudi: Cricket (play polo 3 tests for eng 3 for ind),  

Jan 08 Antonia maury: Discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars),  

Jan 11 Jean jm de lattre de tassigny: Gen (n-africa/indo-china),  

Jan 14 Artur kapp: Estonian composer (b. 1878)  

Jan 15 Ned hanlon: Premier of queensland (b. 1887)  

Jan 17 Walter o "spike" briggs: Owner (det tigers),  

Jan 18 Curly howard: American actor and comedian (b. 1903)  

Jan 20 Arthur farwell: Composer,  

Jan 22 Roger vitrac: French poet/dramatist (mysteries of love),  

Jan 25 Sveinn bjornsson: Danish 1st pres of iceland (1944-52),  

Jan 26 Louis van deyssel: Dutch writer (diary of franc rozelaar),  

Feb 02 Charles de roche: Actor (10 commandments),  

Feb 05 Reginald allen: Cricketer (uncle of gubby, test aust v eng 1887),  

Feb 06 George vi: King of britain (1936-52),  

Feb 09 Norman douglas: Essayist/novelist,  

Feb 10 Henry drysdale dakin: British-american biochemist, known for the dakin-west reaction (b. 1880)  

Feb 13 Alfred einstein: German/us musicologist,  

Feb 14 Maurice de waele: Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)  

Feb 16 Knut [pedersen] hamsun: Norwegian writer (wanders, nobel 1920),  

Feb 19 Knut hamsun: Writer,  

Feb 27 Theodorus pangalos: Greek general/dictator 1926,  

Mar 01 Mariano azuela: Mexican novelist (b. 1873)  

Mar 04 Charles scott sherrington: English scientist, nobel laureate (b. 1857)  

Mar 05 Vladimir vladimirovich scherbachov: Composer,  

Mar 07 Paramahansa yogananda: Indian guru (b. 1893)  

Mar 11 Pierre renoir: French stage and film actor and director (b. 1885)  

Mar 21 Wilhelm albrecht: German sd-chief, executed  

Mar 22 Uncle dave macon: American musician (b. 1870)  

Mar 23 Klaas schilder: Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist,  

Mar 31 Wallace h. white: Jr., american politician (b. 1877)  

Apr 02 Bernard f lyot: Fren astronomer (chronograph, lyot-filter),  

Apr 05 Henri vandeputte: Belgian writer (l'autre vie),  

Apr 11 Wadi' sabra: Composer,  

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Jan 02 Ricky van shelton: Grit va, country singer (wild-eyed dream)  

Jan 02 Wendy phillips: Bkln ny, actress (executive suite, promised land)  

Jan 02 Graeme strachan: Australian rock singer (skyhooks)  

Jan 03 Jim ross: American wrestling announcer  

Jan 07 Giuliano ferrara: Giuliano ferrara  

Jan 08 Lauri walters: Sf calif, actress (8 is enough, harrad experiment)  

Jan 08 Norm jarvis: Prince albert sask, golfer (1984 chilliwack)  

Jan 08 Vladimir feltsman: Russian-american pianist