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 In the year 1952 antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies  

Jan 11 Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52  

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

Jan 26 In the year 1952 louis van Deyssel, Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87  

Feb 02 On this day in history charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72  

Feb 05 On this day in history reginald Allen, cricketer (uncle of Gubby, Test Aust v Eng 1887), dies  

Feb 06 On this day in history george VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56  

Feb 09 Norman Douglas, essayist/novelist, dies in the year 1952.  

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 Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 19 On this day in history knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92  

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

Mar 05 In the year 1952 vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 07 Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (b. 1893) died on this day in history.  

Mar 11 In the year 1952 death of pierre Renoir, French stage and film actor and director (b. 1885)  

Mar 21 Wilhelm Albrecht, German SD-chief, executed died in the year 1952.  

Mar 22 On this day in history death of uncle Dave Macon, American musician (b. 1870)  

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

Mar 31 Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

Apr 02 Bernard F Lyot, Fren astronomer (chronograph, Lyot-filter), dies at 55 in the year 1952.  

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 In the year 1952 birth of ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream)  

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 in the year 1952.  

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 in the year 1952.  

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