In the year 1952
341 Notable deaths
Joe James
American racing driver.
Born May 23rd, 1925 in Saucier.
Died November 5th, 1952 at 27 years old in San Jose.
James Lee Peters
American ornithologist.
Born August 13th, 1889 in Boston. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1952 at 62 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Herbert Carlsson
Swedish footballer (1896-1952).
Born September 8th, 1896 in Gothenburg.
Died October 21st, 1952 at 56 years old in Gothenburg.
Jan Foltys
Czech chess player (1908–1952).
Born October 13th, 1908 in Svinov.
Died March 11th, 1952 at 43 years old in Ostrava (leukemia).
Clara Viebig
German writer.
Born July 17th, 1860 in Trier. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1952 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jazep Varonka
Belarusian politician (1891-1952).
Born April 16th, 1891 in Kuźnica, Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Died June 4th, 1952 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Lucien Fabre
French writer.
Born February 14th, 1889 in Pampelonne. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1952 at 63 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ronald Rawson
Boxer.
Born June 17th, 1892 in Kensington.
Died March 30th, 1952 at 59 years old in Kensington.
János Scheffler
Hungarian bishop (1887-1952).
Born October 29th, 1887 in Cămin.
Died December 6th, 1952 at 65 years old in Jilava (torture).
Frances Theodora Dana
American botanist, naturalist and writer (1861 – 1952).
Born December 5th, 1861 in New York City.
Died June 10th, 1952 at 90 years old in Katonah.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 341
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs