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In the year 1952
371 Notable deaths
Sven Hedin
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952).
Born February 19th, 1865 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1952 at 87 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Leslie Banks
Actor (1890-1952).
Born June 9th, 1890 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1952 at 61 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Viktor Chernov
Russian politician (1873–1952).
Born December 7th, 1873 in Khvalynsk.
Died April 15th, 1952 at 78 years old in New York City.
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
German general.
Born December 6th, 1887 in Mainz.
Died February 23rd, 1952 at 64 years old in Pfronten.
Basil Radford
British actor (1897-1952).
Born June 25th, 1897 in Chester.
Died October 20th, 1952 at 55 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Charles Scott Sherrington
English footballer, neurophysiologist and nobel prize recipient (1857–1952).
Born November 27th, 1857 in London.
Died March 4th, 1952 at 94 years old in Eastbourne.
Emilie Louise Flöge
Austrian designer and model ( 1874–1952).
Born August 30th, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1952 at 77 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Willie Brown
Guitar player and vocalist.
Born August 6th, 1900 in Clarksdale.
Died December 30th, 1952 at 52 years old in Tunica (cardiovascular disease).
Harold Innis
Canadian professor of political economy (1894–1952).
Born November 5th, 1894 in Otterville.
Died November 8th, 1952 at 58 years old in Toronto (prostate cancer).
Albert Battel
German righteous among the nations.
Born January 21st, 1891 in Prężynka.
Died January 1st, 1952 at 60 years old in Frankfurt.
Arthur Pink
British biblical scholar (1886–1952).
Born April 1st, 1886 in Nottingham.
Died July 15th, 1952 at 66 years old in Stornoway.
Thomas Hicks
American track and field athlete.
Born January 11th, 1876 in Birmingham.
Died January 28th, 1952 at 76 years old in Winnipeg. [ref]
Kurt Schumacher
German politician (1895-1952).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Chełmno. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1952 at 56 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Sameera Moussa
Egyptian nuclear physicist (1917-1952).
Born March 3rd, 1917 in Sinbu Al Kubra.
Died August 5th, 1952 at 35 years old in Sheridan (single-vehicle accident).
Clark L. Hull
American psychologist (1884-1952).
Born May 24th, 1884 in New York.
Died May 10th, 1952 at 67 years old in New Haven.
Walter Long
American actor (1879-1952).
Born March 5th, 1879 in Nashua.
Died July 4th, 1952 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952).
Born January 12th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 1952 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer).
Hugh Herbert
Comedian, film actor.
Born August 10th, 1887 in Binghamton.
Died March 12th, 1952 at 64 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Vesta Tilley
English music hall performer and male impersonator.
Born May 13th, 1864 in Worcester.
Died September 16th, 1952 at 88 years old in London.
Otto Dietrich
German general (1897-1952).
Born August 31st, 1897 in Essen. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1952 at 55 years old in Düsseldorf.
Jujiro Matsuda
Japanese businessman.
Born August 8th, 1875 in Hiroshima.
Died March 27th, 1952 at 76 years old in Hiroshima.
Michael von Faulhaber
German roman catholic cardinal (1869-1952).
Born March 5th, 1869 in Heidenfeld. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1952 at 83 years old in Munich.
Vincenzo Capone
Brother of al capone.
Born March 28th, 1892 in Angri.
Died October 1st, 1952 at 60 years old in Homer (myocardial infarction).
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
President of finland (1865-1952).
Born January 28th, 1865 in Suomussalmi.
Died September 22nd, 1952 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Henri Winkelman
Dutch general (1876-1952).
Born August 17th, 1876 in Maastricht. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1952 at 76 years old in Soesterberg. [ref]
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