In the year 1952
371 Notable deaths
Robert P. Patterson
American federal judge, undersecretary of war, later secretary of war (1891-1952).
Born February 12th, 1891 in Glens Falls.
Died January 22nd, 1952 at 60 years old in Newark.
Clifford Hugh Douglas
British engineer and economic theorist (1879–1952).
Born January 20th, 1879 in Stockport.
Died September 29th, 1952 at 73 years old in Fearnan.
Pierre Renoir
French actor (1885–1952).
Born March 21st, 1885 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1952 at 66 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Dora Diamantová
Polish teacher and actress, last lover of writer franz kafka (1898 or 1902-1952).
Born March 4th, 1898 in Pabianice.
Died August 15th, 1952 at 54 years old in London (kidney failure).
Alberto Hurtado
Chilean jesuit saint (1901-1952).
Born January 22nd, 1901 in Viña del Mar.
Died August 18th, 1952 at 51 years old in Santiago (pancreatic cancer).
Johan Nygaardsvold
21st prime minister of norway.
Born September 6th, 1879 in Hommelvik. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1952 at 72 years old in Trondheim. [ref]
Jakob Sporrenberg
Nazi german ss-gruppenführer (1902－1952).
Born September 16th, 1902 in Düsseldorf.
Died December 6th, 1952 at 50 years old in Warsaw (hanging).
Jack Conway
Film director, actor (1887-1952).
Born July 17th, 1887 in Graceville. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1952 at 65 years old in Pacific Palisades. [ref]
Sawai Gandharva
Indian actor and singer.
Born January 19th, 1886 in Kundgol.
Died September 12th, 1952 at 66 years old
Louis Wirth
American sociologist (1897-1952).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Gemünden. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1952 at 54 years old in Buffalo.
Gregory La Cava
American film director (1892-1952).
Born March 10th, 1892 in Towanda.
Died March 1st, 1952 at 59 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction).
Albert Bassermann
German actor (1867-1952).
Born September 7th, 1867 in Mannheim.
Died May 15th, 1952 at 84 years old in Zürich (myocardial infarction).
Georgy Shpagin
Soviet weapons designer (1897-1952).
Born April 29th, 1897 in Klyushnikovo.
Died February 6th, 1952 at 54 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Russian romantic composer and pianist (1877–1952).
Born February 28th, 1877 in Kharkiv.
Died October 25th, 1952 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Ralph Byrd
American actor (1909–1952).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Dayton.
Died August 18th, 1952 at 43 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Hans Kramers
Dutch physicist (1894–1952).
Born February 2nd, 1894 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1952 at 58 years old in Oegstgeest.
Alice Austen
American photographer (1866–1952).
Born March 17th, 1866 in Rosebank.
Died June 9th, 1952 at 86 years old in Staten Island.
Jakob Rosenfeld
Austrian physician (1903-1952).
Born January 11th, 1903 in Lviv.
Died April 22nd, 1952 at 49 years old in Tel Aviv.
Yitzhak Sadeh
Israeli general.
Born August 10th, 1890 in Lublin.
Died August 21st, 1952 at 62 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Kenwa Mabuni
Japanese karateka, developing the style shitō-ryū.
Born November 14th, 1889 in Shuri.
Died May 23rd, 1952 at 62 years old in Tokyo City.
Franz Konrad
Nazi holocaust perpetrator (1906–1952).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Liesing.
Died March 6th, 1952 at 46 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
Herman Sörgel
German architect (1885-1952).
Born April 2nd, 1885 in Regensburg.
Died December 25th, 1952 at 67 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Michael Rostovtzeff
Russian historian of ancient history (1870–1952).
Born November 10th, 1870 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1952 at 81 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Rued Langgaard
Danish composer and organist (1893-1952).
Born July 28th, 1893 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1952 at 58 years old in Ribe. [ref]
Princess Hilda of Nassau
Grand duchess of baden (1864 - 1952).
Born November 5th, 1864 in Biebrich.
Died February 8th, 1952 at 87 years old in Badenweiler.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz