Historical Events In 1952

Oct 16   Pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street in the year 1952.  

Oct 18   "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 7 perfs on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betty Jameson Golf Tournament in the year 1952.  

Oct 20   In the year 1952 basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55  

Oct 20   On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya  

Oct 21   Dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) on this day in history.  

Oct 23   Susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31 in the year 1952.  

Oct 24   Arab Liberation Movement becomes only party of Syria in the year 1952.  

Oct 24   Arab Liberation Movement becomes the only party of Syria on this day in history.  

Oct 24   In the year 1952 frederick Jacobi, composer, dies at 61  

Oct 25   On this day in history 1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck"  

Oct 25   On this day in history sergei Bortkiewicz, composer, dies at 75  

Oct 26   Pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts v India on this day in history.  

Oct 27   "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 perfs on this day in history.  

Oct 28   On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open  

Oct 30   Clarence Birdseye sells 1st frozen peas in the year 1952.  

Oct 31   In the year 1952 1st thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands  

Oct 31   First thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands on this day in history.  

Oct 31   On this day in history uS detonate first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific  

Nov 01   The first hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific in the year 1952.  

Nov 02   Maire O'Neill, actress (Juno & the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies in the year 1952.  

Nov 03   Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas on this day in history.  

Nov 04   On this day in history earthquake & flood strike Kamshatka-South America  

Nov 04   Eisenhower (R) elected 34th President beating Adlai Stevenson (D) in the year 1952.  

Nov 06   Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres on this day in history.  

Nov 06   In the year 1952 first hydrogen bomb exploded (by US at Eniwetok Atoll)  

Nov 08   In the year 1952 claude Carter, cricketer (took 28 wkts 10 Tests for S Africa), dies  

Nov 09   Chaim Weizmann, bio-chemist/1st president Israel, dies at 77 in the year 1952.  

Nov 10   Trygve Halvdan Lie resigns as 1st secretary-genraal of UN on this day in history.  

Nov 12   In the year 1952 phila A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP  

Nov 13   False fingernails 1st sold on this day in history.  

Nov 14   Greek general Papagos wins elections in the year 1952.  

Nov 16   Papagos' Greek Concentratie wins Greeks parliamentary election on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1952 birth of ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream)  

Jan 02   Wendy Phillips, Bkln NY, actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001) was born in the year 1952.  

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   In the year 1952 birth of vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist  

Jan 04   In the year 1952 constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65  

Jan 05   Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies in the year 1952.  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1952 death of artur Kapp, Estonian composer (b. 1878)  

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)