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In the year 1952
371 Notable deaths
Theodoros Pangalos
Greek military and politician (1878-1952).
Born January 11th, 1878 in Salamis Island.
Died February 27th, 1952 at 74 years old in Kifisia.
Aziza Amir
Egyptian actress, producer, and script writer.
Born December 17th, 1901 in Damietta.
Died February 28th, 1952 at 50 years old in Cairo.
Malcolm St. Clair
Hollywood film director, writer, producer and actor (1897-1952).
Born May 17th, 1897 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1952 at 55 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Silvio Cator
Haitian track and field competitor (1900-1952).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Cavaellon.
Died July 21st, 1952 at 51 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Jean-Marie Musy
Swiss politician (1876-1952).
Born April 10th, 1876 in Albeuve.
Died April 19th, 1952 at 76 years old in Fribourg.
Vincent Scotto
French composer.
Born April 20th, 1876 in Marseille.
Died November 15th, 1952 at 76 years old in Paris.
Vladimir Ipatieff
American-russian chemist.
Born November 21st, 1867 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1952 at 85 years old in Chicago.
Henriette Roland Holst
Dutch politician, editor (1869-1952).
Born December 24th, 1869 in Noordwijk. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1952 at 82 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Vladimir Voronin
Soviet naval explorer (1890–1952).
Born October 17th, 1890 in Sumsky Posad.
Died October 18th, 1952 at 62 years old in Dikson (stroke).
Felix Ehrenhaft
Austrian physicist (1879–1952).
Born April 24th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died March 4th, 1952 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Charles K. French
American actor (1860-1952).
Born January 17th, 1860 in Columbus.
Died August 2nd, 1952 at 92 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
José Vicente de Freitas
Portuguese general and politician (1869-1952).
Born January 22nd, 1869 in Calheta.
Died September 4th, 1952 at 83 years old in Lisbon.
Nicolae Constantin Batzaria
Aromanian writer, politician (1874–1952).
Born November 20th, 1874 in Kruševo.
Died January 28th, 1952 at 77 years old in Bucharest (spinal cord neoplasm).
Artur Kapp
Estonian composer (1878-1952).
Born February 28th, 1878 in Suure-Jaani.
Died January 14th, 1952 at 73 years old in Suure-Jaani, Suure-Jaani Rural Municipality.
Manuel Portela Valladares
Spanish politician (1867-1952).
Born January 31st, 1867 in Pontevedra. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1952 at 85 years old in Bandol. [ref]
Lydia Field Emmet
American artist (1866-1952).
Born January 23rd, 1866 in New Rochelle.
Died August 16th, 1952 at 86 years old in United States.
Henrik Werth
Hungarian general (1881-1952).
Born December 26th, 1881 in Knićanin.
Died May 28th, 1952 at 70 years old in Soviet Union.
Émile Bréhier
French historian of philosophy (1876–1952).
Born April 12th, 1876 in Bar-le-Duc.
Died February 3rd, 1952 at 75 years old in Paris.
Vasili Eroshenko
Anarchist writer, esperantist, linguist and teacher (1890–1952).
Born January 12th, 1890 in Obukhovka.
Died December 23rd, 1952 at 62 years old in Obukhovka.
Eugene Bossilkov
Bulgarian roman catholic bishop, martyr and blessed (1900–1952).
Born November 16th, 1900 in Belene.
Died November 11th, 1952 at 51 years old in Sofia (gunshot wound).
Jan Kucharzewski
Prime minister of poland (1876-1952).
Born May 27th, 1876 in Wysokie Mazowieckie.
Died July 4th, 1952 at 76 years old in New York City.
Bill Schindler
Racecar driver.
Born March 6th, 1909 in Middletown.
Died September 20th, 1952 at 43 years old in Allentown.
J. P. McGowan
Australian film director (1880–1952).
Born February 24th, 1880 in Terowie.
Died March 26th, 1952 at 72 years old in Hollywood.
Charles de Rochefort
French actor.
Born July 7th, 1887 in Port-Vendres. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1952 at 64 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ettore Tolomei
Italian nationalist, fascist politician (1865-1952).
Born August 16th, 1865 in Rovereto. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1952 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
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