1952
August Alle, Estonian lawyer, author, and poet (born 1890)
August Alle was an Estonian writer.
August Alle, Estonian lawyer, author, and poet (born 1890)
The 1950s
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1952
Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer (born 1893)
Rued Langgaard was a late-Romantic Danish composer and organist. His then-unconventional music was at odds with that of his Danish contemporaries but was recognized 16 years after …
Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer (born 1893)
1952
Paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect and historian (born 1862)
Paul Saintenoy was a Belgian architect, teacher, architectural historian, and writer.
Paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect and historian (born 1862)
1952
Herbert Murrill, English organist and composer (born 1909)
Herbert Henry John Murrill was an English musician, composer, and organist.
Herbert Murrill, English organist and composer (born 1909)
1952
Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (born 1917)
Sameera Moussa or Samira Musa Ali was an Egyptian atomic scientist and physicist, she is the first female Egyptian nuclear physicist. Moussa held a doctorate in atomic radiation.
Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (born 1917)
1952
Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (born 1905)
Frances Elizabeth Allan was an Australian statistician. She was known as the first statistician at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), as "the…
Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (born 1905)
1952
David Bergelson, Ukrainian author and playwright (born 1884)
David Bergelson was a Yiddish language writer born in the Russian Empire. He lived for a time in Berlin, Germany, before moving to the Soviet Union following the Nazi rise to power…
David Bergelson, Ukrainian author and playwright (born 1884)
1952
Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (born 1866)
Lydia Field Emmet was an American artist best known for her work as a portraitist. She studied with, among others, prominent artists such as William Merritt Chase, Harry Siddons Mo…
Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (born 1866)
1952
Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (born 1856)
Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the 38th president of Mexico for 45 minutes on 19 February 1913, t…
Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (born 1856)
1952
Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (born 1919)
María Eva Duarte de Perón, better known as Eva "Evita" Perón, was an Argentine politician, activist, and actress who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her deat…
Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (born 1919)
1952
Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (born 1901)
Alberto Hurtado, SJ, popularly known as Padre Hurtado, was a Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker, and writer of Basque ancestry. He founded the Hogar de Cristo foundation …
Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (born 1901)
1952
Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer (born 1894)
Anton Piëch was an Austrian-German lawyer and the son-in-law of Ferdinand Porsche. He headed Volkswagenwerk GmbH between 1941 and 1945, which produced the Volkswagen vehicles (KdF-…
Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer (born 1894)
1952
Henri Bourassa, Canadian publisher and politician (born 1868)
Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. In 1899, Bourassa was outspoken against the British government's request for Canada to send a m…
Henri Bourassa, Canadian publisher and politician (born 1868)
1952
Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (born 1898)
Gertrude Lawrence was an English actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End of London and on Broadway in New York.
Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (born 1898)
1952
Youssef Aftimus, Lebanese engineer and architect, designed the Beirut City Hall (born 1866)
Youssef Aftimus was a Lebanese civil engineer and architect who specialized in Moorish Revival architecture. Aftimus was the leading Lebanese architect and urban planner during the…
Youssef Aftimus, Lebanese engineer and architect, designed the Beirut City Hall (born 1866)
1952
John McPhee, Australian businessman and politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania (born 1874)
Sir John Cameron McPhee, KCMG was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 June 1928 to 15 March 1934.
John McPhee, Australian businessman and politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania (born 1874)
1952
Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian author and playwright (born 1883)
Hugo Raudsepp was an influential and prolific Estonian playwright and politician. In 1951 he was deported to the Irkutsk region by the Soviet authorities, where he died.
Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian author and playwright (born 1883)
1952
Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano and actress (born 1879)
Frances Davis Alda was a New Zealand-born, Australian-raised operatic lyric soprano. She achieved fame during the first three decades of the 20th century due to her outstanding sin…
Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano and actress (born 1879)
1952
Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War seven years
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty, formally the Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan and commonly known as the Treaty of Taipei, was a peace treaty between Japan an…
Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War seven years
1952
First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces overran a French and Laotian garrison at Muong Khoua, leaving only four survivors
The First Indochina War, known alternatively internationally as the French Indochina War, was fought in French Indochina between France and the Viet Minh and their respective allie…
First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces overran a French and Laotian garrison at Muong Khoua, leaving only four survivors
1952
Soviet aircraft shot down a Swedish military plane carrying out signals-intelligence gathering operations, followed thre
The Catalina affair was a military confrontation and Cold War-era diplomatic crisis in June 1952, in which Soviet Air Force fighter jets shot down two Swedish aircraft over interna…
Soviet aircraft shot down a Swedish military plane carrying out signals-intelligence gathering operations, followed thre
1952
Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0
The period in the history of Guatemala between the coups against Jorge Ubico in 1944 and Jacobo Árbenz in 1954 is known locally as the Revolution. It has also been called the Ten Y…
Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0
1952
SS United States (pictured) departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest…
SS United States is a retired American ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines. She is the largest ocean liner to be entirely constructed in the Uni…
SS United States (pictured) departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest…
1952
An earthquake registering 7.3 Mw struck the southern San Joaquin Valley in California, causing 12 deaths and an…
The 1952 Kern County earthquake occurred on July 21 in the southern San Joaquin Valley and measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale. The main shock occurred at 4:52 am Pacific Da…
An earthquake registering 7.3 Mw struck the southern San Joaquin Valley in California, causing 12 deaths and an…