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In the year 1952
322 Notable deaths
Charles Lightoller
British sailor.
Born March 30th, 1874 in Lancashire.
Died December 8th, 1952 at 78 years old in Richmond (heart disease).
John Garfield
American actor (1913-1952).
Born March 4th, 1913 in Lower East Side. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1952 at 39 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Santayana
Spanish-american philosopher.
Born December 16th, 1863 in Madrid, San Bernardo street. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1952 at 88 years old in Rome (stomach cancer). [ref]
Dixie Lee
American actress, dancer, and singer (1911-1952).
Born November 4th, 1911 in Harriman.
Died November 1st, 1952 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Chaim Weizmann
Zionist leader and first president of israel (1874–1952).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Motal.
Died November 9th, 1952 at 77 years old in Rehovot. [ref]
Kiichiro Toyoda
Japanese businessman.
Born June 11th, 1894 in Kosai. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1952 at 57 years old in Japan.
Karen Horney
American-german psychoanalyst (1885-1952).
Born September 16th, 1885 in Blankenese. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1952 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
Knut Hamsun
Norwegian novelist.
Born August 4th, 1859 in Lom, Vågå. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1952 at 92 years old in Grimstad. [ref]
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1952 at 79 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Walter Schellenberg
German police and ss general, head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952).
Born January 16th, 1910 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1952 at 42 years old in Turin (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 322
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein