In the year 1952
322 Notable deaths
Thomas Hicks
American track and field athlete.
Born January 11th, 1876 in Birmingham.
Died January 28th, 1952 at 76 years old in Winnipeg. [ref]
Emilie Louise Flöge
Austrian designer and model ( 1874–1952).
Born August 30th, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1952 at 77 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Kurt Schumacher
German politician (1895-1952).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Chełmno. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1952 at 56 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Hugh Herbert
Comedian, film actor.
Born August 10th, 1887 in Binghamton.
Died March 12th, 1952 at 64 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Vesta Tilley
English music hall performer and male impersonator.
Born May 13th, 1864 in Worcester.
Died September 16th, 1952 at 88 years old in London.
Jack Parsons
American rocket engineer.
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1952 at 37 years old in Pasadena (blast injury).
Alfred Einstein
German-american musicologist and music editor.
Born December 30th, 1880 in Munich. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1952 at 71 years old in El Cerrito. [ref]
Paul Nemenyi
Hungarian mathematician and physicist specializing in continuum mechanics.
Born June 5th, 1895 in Rijeka.
Died March 1st, 1952 at 56 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Jujiro Matsuda
Japanese businessman.
Born August 8th, 1875 in Hiroshima.
Died March 27th, 1952 at 76 years old in Hiroshima.
Otto Dietrich
German general (1897-1952).
Born August 31st, 1897 in Essen. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1952 at 55 years old in Düsseldorf.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 322
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau