Famous Deaths Happened In 1952

Jan 04 Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 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 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 In the year 1952 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 Louis van Deyssel, Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87 in the year 1952.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 10 In the year 1952 death of henry Drysdale Dakin, British-American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1880)  

Feb 13 Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist, dies at 71 in the year 1952.  

Feb 14 In the year 1952 death of maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)  

Feb 16 In the year 1952 knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies  

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

Feb 27 Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator 1926, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Mar 01 Mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1952.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 21 On this day in history death of wilhelm Albrecht, German SD-chief, executed  

Mar 22 Uncle Dave Macon, American musician (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 31 In the year 1952 death of wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (b. 1877)  

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

Apr 05 Henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 In the year 1952 wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1952.