Page 13: Historical Events In 1952

Dec 15   "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 90 performances   

Dec 16   Lord Mountbatten appointed as chief of Allied forces in the Mediterranean.   

Dec 18   Ellis W Ryan steps down as Cleve Indians president   

Dec 19   Harry Makepeace, cricketer (cricket and soccer intl for England), dies   

Dec 19   Queen Juliana unveals statue "Docker".   

Dec 20   KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Dec 21   Broadway Tunnel opens in SF.   

Dec 22   French govt of Pinay, steps down   

Dec 22   The Canadian government announces plans to build the National Library of Canada in Ottawa.   

Dec 24   Henry A "Hans" Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist, dies at 58.   

Dec 26   Pietro Pancrazi, Italian critic (Pegaso), dies at 59   

Dec 27   Henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76   

Dec 28   Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game.   

Dec 29   1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale (Elmsford NY).   

Dec 29   Beryl Rubinstein, composer, dies at 54   

Dec 29   inaugural transistorized hearing aid offered for sale (Elmsford NY)   

Dec 30   Ivan Olbracht, writer, dies   

Dec 30   Tuskegee Inst reports 1952 as 1st yr in 71 with no lynchings in US.   

Dec 30   Tuskegee Institute reports 1952 as inaugural yr in 71 with no lynchings in US   

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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)