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In the year 1952
371 Notable deaths
George VI
King of the united kingdom from 1936 to 1952, emperor of india from 1936 to 1948 (1895–1952).
Born December 14th, 1895 in York Cottage.
Died February 6th, 1952 at 56 years old in Sandringham House (lung cancer).
Eva Perón
Argentinian actress and politician (1919-1952).
Born May 7th, 1919 in Junín. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1952 at 33 years old in Buenos Aires (cervical cancer). [ref]
Curly Howard
American comedian as one of the three stooges (1903-1952).
Born October 22nd, 1903 in Bensonhurst.
Died January 18th, 1952 at 48 years old in San Gabriel (cerebral hemorrhage).
John Dewey
American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952).
Born October 20th, 1859 in Burlington.
Died June 1st, 1952 at 92 years old in New York City.
Hattie McDaniel
American actress (1895-1952).
Born June 10th, 1895 in Wichita.
Died October 26th, 1952 at 57 years old in Woodland Hills (breast cancer).
Paramahansa Yogananda
Yogi, kriya yoga guru and founder of self-realization fellowship (1893-1952).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Gorakhpur.
Died March 7th, 1952 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (acute myocardial infarction).
Maria Montessori
Italian pedagogue, philosopher and physician.
Born August 31st, 1870 in Chiaravalle.
Died May 6th, 1952 at 81 years old in Noordwijk. [ref]
Georg Karl Tänzler
(1877-1952) german-born american radiology technologist and erotomaniac.
Born February 8th, 1877 in Dresden. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1952 at 75 years old in Tampa.
Wilm Hosenfeld
German army officer (1895-1952).
Born May 2nd, 1895 in Mackenzell.
Died August 13th, 1952 at 57 years old in Volgograd.
Charles Lightoller
British sailor (1874–1952).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Lancashire.
Died December 8th, 1952 at 78 years old in Richmond (heart disease).
Raoul Wallenberg
Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat and humanitarian (1912-1947).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Kappsta.
Died July 31st, 1952 at 39 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John Garfield
American actor (1913-1952).
Born March 4th, 1913 in Lower East Side.
Died May 21st, 1952 at 39 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Dixie Lee
American actress, dancer, and singer (1909–1952).
Born November 4th, 1909 in Harriman.
Died November 1st, 1952 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
George Santayana
Spanish-american philosopher.
Born December 16th, 1863 in San Bernardo street.
Died September 26th, 1952 at 88 years old in Rome (stomach cancer).
Chaim Weizmann
Israeli statesman and british chemist (1874–1952).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Motal.
Died November 9th, 1952 at 77 years old in Rehovot.
Kiichiro Toyoda
Japanese businessman.
Born June 11th, 1894 in Kosai. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1952 at 57 years old in Japan.
Jack Parsons
American rocket engineer (1914–1952).
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1952 at 37 years old in Pasadena (blast injury).
Elizabeth Kenny
Australian nurse (1880-1952).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Warialda.
Died November 30th, 1952 at 72 years old in Toowoomba (Parkinson's disease).
Karen Horney
American-german psychoanalyst.
Born September 16th, 1885 in Blankenese. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1952 at 67 years old in New York City.
Knut Hamsun
Norwegian novelist.
Born August 4th, 1859 in Lom, Vågå. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1952 at 92 years old in Grimstad. [ref]
Walter Schellenberg
German police and ss general, head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952).
Born January 16th, 1910 in Saarbrücken.
Died March 31st, 1952 at 42 years old in Turin (cancer).
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).
Born April 1st, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 9th, 1952 at 79 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Margaret Wise Brown
American writer of children's books (1910–1952).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1952 at 42 years old in Nice (embolism). [ref]
Susan Peters
American actress (1921-1952).
Born July 3rd, 1921 in Spokane.
Died October 23rd, 1952 at 31 years old in Visalia (pneumonia, pyelonephritis, bronchopneumonia, starvation).
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull