In the year 1952
403 Notable deaths
Erik Larsen
Danish rower (1928-1952).
Born February 20th, 1928 in Herfølge.
Died April 10th, 1952 at 24 years old in Ringsted Municipality.
Clarence Gamble
Us tennis player (1881–1952).
Born August 16th, 1881 in St. Louis.
Died June 13th, 1952 at 70 years old in St. Louis.
William Morton
Cyclist.
Born June 20th, 1880 in Hunslet.
Died March 21st, 1952 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Arthur Lyon
American fencer (1876–1952).
Born August 1st, 1876 in New York City.
Died June 13th, 1952 at 75 years old in Providence Saint John's Health Center. [ref]
Charles-Gustave Kuhn
Swiss equestrian (1889-1952).
Born April 28th, 1889 in Zurich.
Died December 18th, 1952 at 63 years old in Zurich.
Arthur Everitt
Fencer (1872–1952).
Born August 27th, 1872 in Paddington.
Died January 10th, 1952 at 79 years old in Oxford.
Alfred Braunschweiger
Diver (1885–1952).
Born October 16th, 1885 in Stuttgart.
Died June 29th, 1952 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
George Passmore
American lacrosse player (1889–1952).
Born August 24th, 1889 in St. Louis.
Died September 22nd, 1952 at 63 years old in Florissant.
Guus Scheffer
Dutch weightlifter (1898–1952).
Born January 24th, 1898 in Haarlem.
Died November 1st, 1952 at 54 years old in Haarlem.
Erich Metze
German cyclist (1909–1952).
Born May 7th, 1909 in Dortmund.
Died May 28th, 1952 at 43 years old in Erfurt.
Arnaldo Andreoli
Italian gymnast, 1920 olympic gold (1893–1952).
Born August 6th, 1893 in Modena.
Died December 2nd, 1952 at 59 years old in Parma.
Dick Bergström
Sailor (1886-1952).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Lidingö.
Died August 17th, 1952 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Alan Noble
Field hockey player (1885–1952).
Born February 9th, 1885 in Loughborough.
Died November 30th, 1952 at 67 years old in Chatswood.
Adolf Černý
Czech poet, ethnographer, linguist, literature historian, publicist, educator, translator, writer and science writer (1864—1952).
Born August 19th, 1864 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1952 at 88 years old in Prague. [ref]
Georges Mys
Belgian rower (1880–1952).
Born March 26th, 1880 in Ghent.
Died November 7th, 1952 at 72 years old in Ghent.
Walter Tammas
British tug of war competitor (1870–1952).
Born August 23rd, 1870 in Great Yarmouth.
Died January 12th, 1952 at 81 years old
Georges Berger
Olympic gymnast (1897-1952).
Born May 1st, 1897 in Louvroil. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1952 at 55 years old in Trith-Saint-Léger. [ref]
Märta Ekström
Swedish actress.
Born January 28th, 1899 in Värmdö. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1952 at 52 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
John Walker
British rower (1891–1952).
Born January 4th, 1891 in Oxford.
Died July 22nd, 1952 at 61 years old in Lewisham.
Christian Nielsen
Danish sport sailor (1873-1952).
Born April 7th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died November 7th, 1952 at 79 years old in Copenhagen.
Angus Dillon
Olympic lacrosse player of canada (1881–1952).
Born April 17th, 1883 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1952 at 69 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Cesare Rossi
Italian rower (1904–1952).
Born November 10th, 1904.
Died November 11th, 1952 at 48 years old
Philadelphe de Gerde
French poet.
Born March 21st, 1871 in Banios.
Died August 22nd, 1952 at 81 years old in Gerde.
Nikolay Strazhesko
Ukrainian physiologist and therapist (1876-1952).
Born December 29th, 1876 in Odesa.
Died June 27th, 1952 at 75 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel