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 in the year 1952.  

Jan 08 Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1952.  

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)  

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 in the year 1952.  

Jan 26 On this day in history 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 George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 On this day in history norman Douglas, essayist/novelist, dies  

Feb 10 Henry Drysdale Dakin, British-American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1880) died on this day in history.  

Feb 13 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92 in the year 1952.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 05 Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 07 In the year 1952 death of paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (b. 1893)  

Mar 11 On this day in history death of pierre Renoir, French stage and film actor and director (b. 1885)  

Mar 21 In the year 1952 death of wilhelm Albrecht, German SD-chief, executed  

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 in the year 1952.  

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

Apr 02 On this day in history bernard F Lyot, Fren astronomer (chronograph, Lyot-filter), dies at 55  

Apr 05 Henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75 in the year 1952.  

Apr 11 Wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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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 In the year 1952 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 In the year 1952 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Norm Jarvis, Prince Albert Sask, golfer (1984 Chilliwack) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist was born on this day in history.