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In the year 1952
341 Notable deaths
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.
Died July 2nd, 1952 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (stomach cancer).
Theodor Geiger
German sociologist (1891-1952).
Born November 9th, 1891 in Munich.
Died June 16th, 1952 at 60 years old in Canada.
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).
Guido Castelnuovo
Italian mathematician (1865–1952).
Born August 14th, 1865 in Venice. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1952 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sergey Dmitriyevich Merkurov
Soviet sculptor (1881-1952).
Born November 7th, 1881 in Gyumri.
Died June 8th, 1952 at 70 years old in Moscow.
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).
Roger Vitrac
French writer (1899-1952).
Born November 17th, 1899 in Pinsac.
Died January 22nd, 1952 at 52 years old in Paris.
Katherine Sophie Dreier
American artist and art collector (1877-1952).
Born September 10th, 1877 in Brooklyn.
Died March 29th, 1952 at 74 years old in Milford (liver cirrhosis).
Deaths 181 to 190 of 341
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