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In the year 1952
322 Notable deaths
Mir-Jam
Serbian writer (1887-1952).
Born April 22nd, 1887 in Jagodina.
Died December 22nd, 1952 at 65 years old in Belgrade (lung disease).
Macedonio Fernández
Argentine writer.
Born June 1st, 1874 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 10th, 1952 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires.
Gino Fano
Italian mathematician (1871-1952).
Born January 5th, 1871 in Mantua.
Died November 8th, 1952 at 81 years old in Verona.
David Bergelson
Russian playwright and writer (1884-1952).
Born August 12th, 1884 in Sarny. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1952 at 68 years old in Lubyanka Building. [ref]
Emma Eames
American singer (1865-1952).
Born August 13th, 1865 in Shanghai, Shanhaiguan District. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1952 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
Milan Grol
Yugoslav politician (1876-1952).
Born August 31st, 1876 in Belgrade.
Died December 3rd, 1952 at 76 years old in Belgrade.
Cicely Hamilton
British actress and writer.
Born June 15th, 1872 in Sussex Gardens. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1952 at 80 years old in Chelsea. [ref]
Henriëtte Bosmans
Dutch composer (1895-1952).
Born December 6th, 1895 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1952 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (stomach cancer). [ref]
Lewis Brody
German actor.
Born February 15th, 1892 in Douala.
Died February 11th, 1952 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Sam Lufkin
Actor (1891-1952).
Died February 19th, 1952 at 60 years old in Hollywood (kidney disease).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 322
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde