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In the year 1952
322 Notable deaths
Ralph Byrd
Actor (1909-1952).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Dayton.
Died August 18th, 1952 at 43 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Michael Rostovtzeff
Russian historian of ancient history.
Born November 10th, 1870 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1952 at 81 years old in New Haven. [ref]
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).
Hans Kramers
Dutch physicist.
Born December 2nd, 1894 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1952 at 57 years old in Oegstgeest. [ref]
Jakob Rosenfeld
Austrian physician (1903-1952).
Born January 11th, 1903 in Lviv.
Died April 22nd, 1952 at 49 years old in Tel Aviv.
Safiye Ali
Turkish physician, probably the first female.
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Istanbul.
Died July 5th, 1952 at 61 years old in Dortmund (cancer).
Alice Austen
American photographer.
Born March 17th, 1866 in Staten Island.
Died June 9th, 1952 at 86 years old in Staten Island.
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.
Herman Sörgel
German architect (1885-1952).
Born April 2nd, 1885 in Regensburg.
Died December 25th, 1952 at 67 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
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]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 322
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