Page 11: Historical Events In 1952

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

Oct 20   Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya.   

Oct 21   Dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian).   

Oct 23   Susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31.   

Oct 24   Arab Liberation Movement is recorded as becoming only party of Syria.   

Oct 24   Arab Liberation Movement is recorded as becoming the only party of Syria.   

Oct 24   Frederick Jacobi, composer, dies at 61   

Oct 25   1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck".   

Oct 25   Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer, dies at 75   

Oct 26   Pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts v India   

Oct 27   "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 perfs.   

Oct 28   In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open.   

Oct 30   Clarence Birdseye sells 1st frozen peas.   

Oct 31   1st thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands.   

Oct 31   inaugural thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands.   

Oct 31   US detonate inaugural hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific.   

Nov 01   The inaugural hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific   

Nov 02   Maire O'Neill, actress (Juno and the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies.   

Nov 03   Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas   

Nov 04   Earthquake and flood strike Kamshatka-South America   

Nov 04   Eisenhower (R) elected 34th President beating Adlai Stevenson (D).   

Nov 06   Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres   

Nov 06   inaugural hydrogen bomb exploded (by US at Eniwetok Atoll)   

Nov 08   Claude Carter, cricketer (took 28 wkts 10 Tests for S Africa), dies.   

Nov 09   Chaim Weizmann, bio-chemist/1st president Israel, dies at 77   

Nov 10   Trygve Halvdan Lie steps down as 1st secretary-genraal of UN   

Nov 12   In this year, Phila A's pitcher Bobby Shantz claims AL MVP   

Nov 13   False fingernails 1st sold   

Nov 14   In this year, Greek general Papagos claims elections.   

Nov 16   In this year, Papagos' Greek Concentratie claims Greeks parliamentary election.   

Nov 18   Paul Eluard, French communist/poet, dies at 56.   

Nov 18   The feasibility of using a helicopter as an aerial minesweeper was demonstrated in the inaugural of a series of tests conducted by VX-1 pilots flying an HRP-1 helicopter off~ Panama City, Fla.   

Nov 19   North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH   

Nov 20   Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86   

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Jan 02   Ricky van shelton: Grit va, country singer (wild-eyed dream)   

Jan 02   Wendy phillips: Bkln ny, actress (executive suite, promised land)   

Jan 02   Graeme strachan: Australian rock singer (skyhooks)   

Jan 03   Jim ross: American wrestling announcer   

Jan 07   Giuliano ferrara: Giuliano ferrara   

Jan 08   Lauri walters: Sf calif, actress (8 is enough, harrad experiment)   

Jan 08   Norm jarvis: Prince albert sask, golfer (1984 chilliwack)   

Jan 08   Vladimir feltsman: Russian-american pianist   

Jan 04   Constantly permeke: Flemish painter (boerin),   

Jan 05   Nawab of pataudi: Cricket (play polo 3 tests for eng 3 for ind),    

Jan 08   Antonia maury: Discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars),   

Jan 11   Jean jm de lattre de tassigny: Gen (n-africa/indo-china),    

Jan 14   Artur kapp: Estonian composer (b. 1878)   

Jan 15   Ned hanlon: Premier of queensland (b. 1887)   

Jan 17   Walter o "spike" briggs: Owner (det tigers),   

Jan 18   Curly howard: American actor and comedian (b. 1903)