In the year 1952
402 Notable deaths
Aaro Hellaakoski
Finnish writer, poet, geographer and teacher (1893–1952).
Died November 23rd, 1952 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Laura Coombs Hills
American painter (1859–1952).
Born September 7th, 1859 in Newburyport.
Died February 20th, 1952 at 92 years old
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 (1889–1952).
Born August 13th, 1889 in Boston.
Died April 19th, 1952 at 62 years old in Cambridge.
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.
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 24th, 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).
Matija Murko
Slovenian slavicist and historian.
Born February 10th, 1861 in Drstelja. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1952 at 91 years old in Prague. [ref]
Jenő Rátz
Hungarian politician (1882-1952).
Born September 20th, 1882 in Zrenjanin.
Died January 21st, 1952 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Myrtle McAteer
Us tennis player.
Born June 12th, 1878 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 26th, 1952 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Fráňa Šrámek
Czechoslovak anarchist, poet, playwright and bookwriter (1877–1952).
Born January 19th, 1877 in Sobotka. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1952 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Antti Tulenheimo
Prime minister of finland (1879–1952).
Born December 4th, 1879 in Kangasala.
Died September 3rd, 1952 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Julio Enrique Moreno
Acting president of ecuador (1940).
Born October 20th, 1879 in Quito.
Died April 2nd, 1952 at 72 years old in Quito (myocardial infarction).
Jonas Staugaitis
President of lithuania (1868-1952).
Born May 20th, 1868 in Omentiškiai.
Died January 18th, 1952 at 83 years old in Kaunas.
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What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved