Historical Events In 1952

Oct 16   Pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi in the year 1952.  

Oct 16   Woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street on this day in history.  

Oct 18   In the year 1952 "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 7 perfs  

Oct 19   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betty Jameson Golf Tournament on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 in the year 1952.  

Oct 20   Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya in the year 1952.  

Oct 21   Dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) in the year 1952.  

Oct 23   In the year 1952 susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31  

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   In the year 1952 1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck"  

Oct 25   Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Oct 26   On this day in history pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts v India  

Oct 27   In the year 1952 "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 perfs  

Oct 28   In the year 1952 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open  

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

Oct 31   1st thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands on this day in history.  

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

Oct 31   US detonate first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1952 clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas  

Nov 04   Earthquake & flood strike Kamshatka-South America in the year 1952.  

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 in the year 1952.  

Nov 06   On this day in history first hydrogen bomb exploded (by US at Eniwetok Atoll)  

Nov 08   Claude Carter, cricketer (took 28 wkts 10 Tests for S Africa), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 09   On this day in history chaim Weizmann, bio-chemist/1st president Israel, dies at 77  

Nov 10   Trygve Halvdan Lie resigns as 1st secretary-genraal of UN in the year 1952.  

Nov 12   Phila A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP in the year 1952.  

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

Nov 14   Greek general Papagos wins elections on this day in history.  

Nov 16   On this day in history papagos' Greek Concentratie wins Greeks parliamentary election  

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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   In the year 1952 birth of graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001)  

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   In the year 1952 birth of norm Jarvis, Prince Albert Sask, golfer (1984 Chilliwack)  

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

Jan 04   Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65 in the year 1952.  

Jan 05   In the year 1952 nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies  

Jan 08   On this day in history antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies  

Jan 11   In the year 1952 jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61  

Jan 14   Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (b. 1878) died in the year 1952.  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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)