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In the year 1952
341 Notable deaths
Vladimír Clementis
Slovak nation politician, member of czechoslovak national parliament and czechoslovak minister of foreign affairs (1902-1952).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Tisovec. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1952 at 50 years old in Prague (hanging).
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]
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Russian romantic composer and pianist.
Born February 28th, 1877 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1952 at 75 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Polly Moran
Actress, vaudevillian (1883-1952).
Born June 28th, 1883 in Chicago.
Died January 25th, 1952 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
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.
Fulton Oursler
American journalist, playwright, editor and writer (1893-1952).
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Baltimore.
Died May 24th, 1952 at 59 years old in New York City.
Ernst Stromer
German paleontologist.
Born June 12th, 1871 in Nuremberg.
Died December 18th, 1952 at 81 years old in Germany.
William F. Lamb
Architect (1883–1952).
Born November 21st, 1883 in Brooklyn.
Died September 8th, 1952 at 68 years old in New York City.
Arturo Rawson
President of argentina.
Born June 4th, 1885 in Santiago del Estero.
Died October 8th, 1952 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Mariano Azuela
Mexican author and physician (1873-1952).
Born January 1st, 1873 in Lagos de Moreno. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1952 at 79 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 341
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene