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In the year 1952
404 Notable deaths
Francis Pegahmagabow
Canadian first nations soldier, politician and activist.
Born March 9th, 1892 in Parry Sound.
Died August 5th, 1952 at 60 years old in Parry Sound.
Gertrude Lawrence
English actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer (1898–1952).
Born July 4th, 1898 in London.
Died September 6th, 1952 at 54 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
William Fox
Hungarian-american film producer.
Born January 1st, 1879 in Tolcsva.
Died May 8th, 1952 at 73 years old in New York City.
Potti Sreeramulu
Indian activist (1901–1952).
Born March 16th, 1901 in Madras Presidency.
Died December 16th, 1952 at 51 years old in Dominion of India (starvation).
Jürgen Stroop
German ss and police general and convicted war criminal (1895-1952).
Born September 26th, 1895 in Detmold.
Died March 6th, 1952 at 56 years old in Mokotów Prison (hanging to death).
Charles Maurras
French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952).
Born April 20th, 1868 in Martigues. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1952 at 84 years old in Saint-Symphorien. [ref]
Billy Hughes
Australian politician (1862–1952), 7th prime minister of australia from 1915 to 1923.
Born September 25th, 1862 in London.
Died October 28th, 1952 at 90 years old in Sydney.
Edward S. Curtis
American photographer (1868-1952).
Born February 16th, 1868 in Whitewater.
Died October 19th, 1952 at 84 years old in Whittier (myocardial infarction).
Elena of Montenegro
Queen consort of italy (1900-1946) and servant of god; mother of umberto ii of italy.
Born January 8th, 1873 in Cetinje.
Died November 28th, 1952 at 79 years old in Montpellier (pulmonary embolism).
Paul Éluard
French poet (1895–1952).
Born December 14th, 1895 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1952 at 56 years old in Charenton-le-Pont (myocardial infarction).
Josephine Tey
Scottish author (1896–1952).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Inverness.
Died February 13th, 1952 at 55 years old in London (liver cancer).
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Mongolian general and political leader from the 1930s to 1952.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Mongolia. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1952 at 56 years old in Moscow, Ulaanbaatar (cancer). [ref]
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
French army general, marshal of france (1889-1952).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds.
Died January 11th, 1952 at 62 years old in Paris (cancer).
Benedetto Croce
Italian philosopher (1866-1952).
Born February 25th, 1866 in Pescasseroli.
Died November 20th, 1952 at 86 years old in Naples.
Stafford Cripps
British politician, lawyer and diplomat (1889–1952).
Born April 24th, 1889 in London.
Died April 21st, 1952 at 62 years old in Zurich.
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
American-born english politician and newspaper proprietor (1879-1952).
Born May 19th, 1879 in New York City.
Died September 30th, 1952 at 73 years old in Taplow.
Pedro Lascuráin
President of mexico for 45 minutes in 1913.
Born May 8th, 1856 in Mexico City.
Died July 21st, 1952 at 96 years old in Mexico City.
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1897–1952).
Born December 18th, 1897 in Cuthbert.
Died December 29th, 1952 at 55 years old in New York City.
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
British politician, agriculturalist and colonial administrator (1887-1952).
Born September 24th, 1887 in South Queensferry.
Died January 5th, 1952 at 64 years old in South Queensferry.
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Queen consort of king christian x of denmark (1879–1952).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Schwerin.
Died December 28th, 1952 at 73 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Canada Lee
American actor.
Born March 3rd, 1907 in Manhattan.
Died May 9th, 1952 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Italian diplomat (1860–1952).
Born May 19th, 1860 in Palermo.
Died December 1st, 1952 at 92 years old in Rome.
Harold L. Ickes
American politician (1874–1952).
Born March 15th, 1874 in Frankstown Township.
Died February 3rd, 1952 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Don Stephen Senanayake
Prime minister of sri lanka (1884-1952).
Born October 20th, 1884 in Mirigama.
Died March 22nd, 1952 at 67 years old in Colombo (stroke).
Albert Forster
German politician (nsdap), mdr, gauleiter of the nsdap and reich governor in danzig (1902–1952).
Born July 26th, 1902 in Fürth.
Died February 28th, 1952 at 49 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner