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In the year 1952
322 Notable deaths
Paul Éluard
French poet (1895–1952).
Born December 14th, 1895 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1952 at 56 years old in Charenton-le-Pont (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Maurras
French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952).
Born April 20th, 1868 in Martigues. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1952 at 84 years old in Tours. [ref]
Elena of Montenegro
Queen consort of italy (1900-1946) and servant of god.
Born January 8th, 1873 in Cetinje. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1952 at 79 years old in Montpellier (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
French army general, marshal of france (1889-1952).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1952 at 62 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Benedetto Croce
Italian philosopher (1866–1952).
Born February 25th, 1866 in Pescasseroli. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1952 at 86 years old in Naples. [ref]
Stafford Cripps
British politician (1889-1952).
Born April 24th, 1889 in London. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1952 at 62 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer.
Born December 18th, 1897 in Cuthbert. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1952 at 55 years old in New York City. [ref]
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Mongolian general and political leader from the 1930s to 1952.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Mongolia. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1952 at 56 years old in Moscow, Ulaanbaatar (cancer). [ref]
Josephine Tey
Scottish author, mystery writer (1896-1952).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Inverness.
Died February 13th, 1952 at 55 years old in London (liver cancer).
Pedro Lascuráin
President of mexico (1858-1952).
Born May 12th, 1858 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1952 at 94 years old in Mexico City.
Deaths 31 to 40 of 322
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner