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In the year 1952
371 Notable deaths
Ted Morgan
Boxer from new zealand.
Born April 5th, 1906 in London.
Died November 22nd, 1952 at 46 years old in Wellington (lung cancer).
Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola
President of ecuador (1947 - 1948).
Born April 12th, 1888 in Guayaquil.
Died February 20th, 1952 at 63 years old in Guayaquil (stroke).
Juan Bautista Pérez
President of venezuela (1900-1923).
Born December 20th, 1869 in Caracas.
Died May 7th, 1952 at 82 years old in Caracas.
Enrique González Martínez
Mexican poet, diplomat and doctor (1871–1952).
Born April 13th, 1871 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1952 at 80 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Eulalie Jensen
American actress (1884–1952).
Born December 24th, 1884 in St. Louis.
Died October 7th, 1952 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
William Thomas Calman
Scottish zoologist (1871-1952).
Born December 29th, 1871 in Dundee.
Died September 29th, 1952 at 80 years old in Coulsdon.
Horst Caspar
German theatre actor (1913–1952).
Born January 20th, 1913 in Radegast.
Died December 27th, 1952 at 39 years old in Berlin.
Elena Fortún
Spanish writer (1886-1952).
Born November 17th, 1886 in Madrid.
Died May 8th, 1952 at 65 years old in Madrid.
Aaro Hellaakoski
Finnish writer, poet, geographer and teacher.
Born June 22nd, 1893 in Oulu. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1952 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Bernardino Molinari
Italian conductor (1880-1952).
Born April 11th, 1880 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1952 at 72 years old in Rome.
Leo Willis
Actor (1890-1952).
Born January 5th, 1890 in Oklahoma.
Died April 10th, 1952 at 62 years old in Monterey County.
Fred Malatesta
Actor (1889-1952).
Born April 18th, 1889 in Naples.
Died April 8th, 1952 at 62 years old in Burbank.
Johnny McDowell
Racecar driver.
Born January 29th, 1915 in Delavan.
Died June 8th, 1952 at 37 years old in Milwaukee.
Jazep Varonka
Belarusian politician (1891-1952).
Born April 16th, 1891 in Kuźnica.
Died June 4th, 1952 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Tadeusz Estreicher
Polish historian and chemist (1871–1952).
Born December 19th, 1871 in Kraków.
Died April 8th, 1952 at 80 years old in Kraków.
Alfred A. Foucher
French archaeologist (1865-1952).
Born November 21st, 1865 in Lorient.
Died March 21st, 1952 at 86 years old in Sceaux.
Anna Margolin
Jewish russian-american, yiddish-language poet.
Born January 21st, 1887 in Brest.
Died June 29th, 1952 at 65 years old in New York City.
James Lee Peters
American ornithologist.
Born August 13th, 1889 in Boston. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1952 at 62 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Agnes Morton
English tennis player (1872–1952).
Born March 6th, 1872 in Halstead.
Died April 5th, 1952 at 80 years old in 67, Holland Park W11. [ref]
Olga Della-Vos-Kardovskaya
Russian artist (1875-1952).
Born September 2nd, 1875 in Chernihiv.
Died August 9th, 1952 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Norman Taber
Athletics competitor (1891-1952).
Born September 3rd, 1891 in Providence.
Died July 15th, 1952 at 60 years old in Orange.
Joe James
American racing driver.
Born May 23rd, 1925 in Saucier.
Died November 5th, 1952 at 27 years old in San Jose.
Vladimir Shcherbachov
Russian composer (1887–1952).
Born January 25th, 1889 in Warsaw.
Died March 5th, 1952 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Aleksandr Andronov
Russian physicist (1901-1952).
Born April 11th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died October 31st, 1952 at 51 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Carlo Agostini
Italian prelate (1888-1952).
Born April 22nd, 1888 in San Martino di Lupari.
Died December 28th, 1952 at 64 years old in Venice (leukemia).
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