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In the year 1952
363 Notable deaths
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
Actor & director (1875-1952).
Born June 6th, 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 91 to 100 of 363
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