In the year 1952

322 Notable deaths

Renato Simoni

Italian opera librettist.

Born September 5th, 1875 in Verona. [ref]

Died July 5th, 1952 at 76 years old in Milan (heart failure). [ref]

J. P. McGowan

Australian film director (1880-1952).

Born February 24th, 1880 in Terowie. [ref]

Died March 26th, 1952 at 72 years old in Hollywood. [ref]

Leib Kvitko

Soviet yiddish poet (1890-1952).

Born October 15th, 1890 in Holoskiv.

Died August 12th, 1952 at 61 years old in Lubyanka Building (execution).

Vasili Eroshenko

Anarchist writer, esperantist, linguist and teacher.

Born January 12th, 1890 in Obukhovka, Belgorod Oblast.

Died December 23rd, 1952 at 62 years old in Obukhovka, Belgorod Oblast.

Ivan Olbracht

Czech politician, publicist, politic writer, publicist, bookwriter and writer.

Born January 6th, 1882 in Semily. [ref]

Died December 30th, 1952 at 70 years old in Prague. [ref]

Jan Kucharzewski

Prime minister of poland (1876-1952).

Born May 27th, 1876 in Wysokie Mazowieckie.

Died July 4th, 1952 at 76 years old in New York City.

Enrique González Martínez

Mexican poet, diplomat and doctor.

Born April 13th, 1871 in Guadalajara. [ref]

Died February 19th, 1952 at 80 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Mauno Pekkala

Finnish politician and prime minister (1890-1952).

Born January 27th, 1890 in Sysmä.

Died June 30th, 1952 at 62 years old in Helsinki.

Ethel Wales

Actress (1878-1952).

Born April 4th, 1878 in Passaic.

Died February 15th, 1952 at 73 years old in Hollywood.

Alfred Neumann

German writer.

Born October 15th, 1895 in Lidzbark. [ref]

Died October 3rd, 1952 at 56 years old in Lugano.

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