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In the year 1952
371 Notable deaths
Alfred Einstein
German-american musicologist and music editor.
Born December 30th, 1880 in Munich.
Died February 13th, 1952 at 71 years old in El Cerrito.
Howard Chandler Christy
American artist (1873–1952).
Born January 10th, 1873 in Zanesville. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1952 at 79 years old in Hotel des Artistes.
Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Indian carmelite sister and saint (1877–1952).
Born October 17th, 1877 in Kattoor, Thrissur.
Died August 29th, 1952 at 74 years old in Ollur.
Philip G. Epstein
American screenwriter (1909-1952).
Born August 22nd, 1909 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1952 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Luigi Fagioli
Italian racecar driver.
Born June 9th, 1898 in Osimo. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1952 at 54 years old in Monte Carlo, Osimo (traffic collision).
Elmo Lincoln
American film actor (1889-1952).
Born February 6th, 1889 in Rochester.
Died June 27th, 1952 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Henri Bourassa
Canadian politician (1868-1952).
Born September 1st, 1868 in Montreal.
Died August 31st, 1952 at 83 years old in Outremont.
John Cobb
Racing driver (1899-1952).
Born December 2nd, 1899 in Esher.
Died September 29th, 1952 at 52 years old in Loch Ness.
Władysław Strzemiński
Polish painter (1893-1952).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Minsk.
Died December 26th, 1952 at 59 years old in Łódź.
Frances Benjamin Johnston
American photographer, photojournalist (1864-1952).
Born January 15th, 1864 in Grafton.
Died May 16th, 1952 at 88 years old in New Orleans.
George Pearce
West australian politician (1870-1952).
Born January 14th, 1870 in Mount Barker.
Died June 24th, 1952 at 82 years old in Elwood.
Robert Guérin
President of fifa (1876-1952).
Born June 28th, 1876 in France.
Died March 19th, 1952 at 75 years old
Sveinn Björnsson
Icelandic politician, 1st president of iceland (1881-1952).
Born February 27th, 1881 in Copenhagen.
Died January 25th, 1952 at 70 years old in Reykjavík.
Rudolf Slánský
Czechoslovak politician (1901-1952).
Born July 31st, 1901 in Nezvěstice. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1952 at 51 years old in Prague (hanging). [ref]
Roland West
American film director (1885-1952).
Born February 20th, 1885 in Cleveland.
Died March 31st, 1952 at 67 years old in Santa Monica.
Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Prince of thurn and taxis (1867-1952).
Born May 8th, 1867 in Regensburg.
Died January 22nd, 1952 at 84 years old in Regensburg.
Paul Nemenyi
Hungarian mathematician and physicist specializing in continuum mechanics.
Born June 5th, 1895 in Rijeka.
Died March 1st, 1952 at 56 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Norman Douglas
British writer (1868–1952).
Born December 8th, 1868 in Thüringen.
Died February 15th, 1952 at 83 years old in Capri.
Henri Donnedieu de Vabres
French jurist.
Born July 8th, 1880 in Nîmes. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1952 at 71 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
J. Farrell MacDonald
American actor and director (1875-1952).
Born April 14th, 1875 in Waterbury.
Died August 2nd, 1952 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Hiranuma Kiichirō
Japanese politician (1867-1952).
Born September 28th, 1867 in Minami-Shinza.
Died August 22nd, 1952 at 84 years old in Keio University Hospital.
Juan Yagüe Blanco
Spanish legion general (1891-1952).
Born November 9th, 1891 in San Leonardo de Yagüe.
Died October 29th, 1952 at 60 years old in Burgos (lung cancer). [ref]
Keisuke Okada
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy (1868-1952).
Born February 14th, 1868 in Fukui.
Died October 17th, 1952 at 84 years old in Setagaya.
Mehmet Esat Bülkat
Ottoman army officer (1862–1952).
Born October 18th, 1862 in Ioannina.
Died November 2nd, 1952 at 90 years old in Istanbul.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 371
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