Events in year of 1952
- 01-01Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 5th string quartet
- 01-02"Pal Joey" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 542 performances
- 01-03"Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
- 01-03Australia beat West Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38
- 01-05Flying Enterprise sinks
- 01-07French Plevin government falls
- 01-08Jordan adopts constitution
- 01-09Belgian Pholien government resigns
- 01-09Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title
- 01-09Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty
- 01-11Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Marianne Moore
- 01-12NFL Pro Bowl: N Conf beats A Conf 30-13
- 01-14"Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV
- 01-14Rationing of coffee in the Netherlands ends
- 01-14Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26
- 01-16New Dutch bible translation finished
- 01-16US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary
- 01-19NFL takes control of New York Yanks
- 01-19PGA approves allowing black participants
- 01-20British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
- 01-20Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
- 01-241st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yanks
- 01-24Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base
- 01-25Test debut of Richie Benaud, vs. West Indies at the SCG
- 01-31Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- 02-01General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia
- 02-041st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY)
- 02-06England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II
- 02-08"RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day, " debuts on NBC TV
- 02-13Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win
People born in year of 1952
- 01-02Wendy Phillips: Brooklyn, New York -- Actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land)
- 01-06Armelia McQueen: NC (Brooklyn Conservatory), actress
- 01-07Giuliano Ferrara
- 01-08Lauri Walters: San Francisco, California -- Actress (8 is Enough, Harrad Experiment)
- 01-08Norm Jarvis: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan -- Golfer (1984 Chilliwack)
- 01-09Eveline L Herfkens: Dutch MP (PvdA)
- 01-10Scott Thurston: Keyboardist / guitarist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
- 01-11Massimo Lopez: Italian comedian
- 01-13Cornelius Bumpus: Keyboardist (Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute)
- 01-13Sharon Gabet: Fort Wayne, Indiana -- Actress (Edge of Night, Another World)
- 01-14Sydney Biddle Barrow: Madam / autohr (Mayflower Madam)
- 01-15Melvyn Gale: Rocker (ELO)
- 01-16Lloyd Blaine Hammond, Jr.: Savannah, Georgia -- Major USAF / astr (STS 39, 64)
- 01-16Roberta Baskin: New York, United States -- Correspondent (48 Hours)
- 01-17Ryuichi Sakamoto: Japan -- Rocker (Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orch)
- 01-19Dewey Bunell: Yorkshire, England -- Rock guitarist (America-Daisy Jane)
- 01-20Ian Hill: Bass guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law)
- 01-22Karen Moe [Thornton]: US swimmer (1972 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-22Teddy Gentry: Fort Payne, Alabama -- Country music star (Alabama-Mt Music)
- 01-24William F Readdy: Quonset Point, Rhode Island -- Astronaut (STS 42, 51, 79)
- 01-26Mario Runco, Jr.: Bronx, New York -- Lieutenant Commander USN / Astronaut (STS 44, 54, 77)
- 01-26Thomas Edward Henderson: South Carolina, United States -- Basketballer (1972 Olympics - Silver Medalist)
- 01-27Brian Gottfried: Baltimore, Maryland -- Tennis star (Wimbledon Doubles 1976)
- 01-27Peter Garland: Composer
- 01-29Tommy Ramone [Erdelyi]: Hungary -- Rock drummer / bassist [Ramones)
- 01-31Rosanne Musgrave: Headmistress (Blackheath HS)
- 02-03Fred Lynn: Chicago, Illinois -- Baseball outfielder (Boston, California, Baltimore)
- 02-03Jack Fields: (Rep-R-Texas, 1981- )
- 02-04Jerry Shirley: Rock drummer (Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It)
- 02-06Richard Charsworth: Australian women field hockey head coach (1996 Olympics)
People died in year of 1952
- 01-04Constantly Permeke: Flemish Painter (Boerin), dies at 65
- 01-05Victor Alexander John Hope: Viceroy of India (1936-43), dies at 64
- 01-08Antonia Maury: Discoverer (supergiant, giant and dwarf stars)
- 01-11Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny: General (N-Africa / Indo-China), dies at 61
- 01-17Walter O "Spike" Briggs: Owner (Detroit Tigers), dies at 74
- 01-20Arthur Farwell: Composer, dies at 74
- 01-22Roger Vitrac: French Poet / dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52
- 01-26Louis van Deyssel: Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87
- 02-02Charles De Roche: Actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72
- 02-02Johann Babtist Thaller: Composer, dies at 79
- 02-06George VI: King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56
- 02-09Norman Douglas: Essayist / Novelist
- 02-13Alfred Einstein: German / US musicologist, dies at 71
- 02-16Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun: Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920)
- 02-19Knut Hamsun: Writer, dies at 92
- 02-19Lawrence Grant: Actor (Bulldog Drummond), dies at 82
- 02-27Theodorus Pangalos: Greek General / Dictator 1926, dies at 74
- 03-05Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov: Composer, dies at 63
- 03-21Wilhelm Albrecht: German SD-chief, executed
- 03-23Klaas Schilder: Dutch vicar / Theologist / antifascist, dies at 61
- 04-02Bernard F Lyot: French astronomer (chronograph, Lyot-filter), dies at 55
- 04-13[Rosalie] Julia Cuypers: Flemish actress (Adelaarsjong), dies at 79
- 04-21[Richard] Stafford Cripps: English Minister of Plane-manufacturing, dies at 62
- 04-21Leslie Banks: Actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61
- 04-23Elisabeth Schumann: Singer
- 04-23Minus van Looi [Benjamin van der Neart]: Flemish writer, dies at 60
- 04-24Hans [Hendrik A] Kramers: Physicist (quantum mechanics), dies at 57
- 04-24Jules Poncelet: Belgian Minister of State, dies at 82
- 04-26Charles L Baars: Dutch actor (Women Tamers), dies at 59
- 04-30Charles Radoux-Rogier: Composer
Events in year of 1953
- 01-01Ernest Blochs "Suite Hebraique, " premieres
- 01-01WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, PA (NBC) 1st broadcast
- 01-02NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak
- 01-04KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 01-06WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-07President Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb
- 01-08Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)
- 01-09Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game
- 01-09Korean ferryboat "Chang Tyong-Ho" sank off Pusan killing 249
- 01-10Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Archibald MacLeish
- 01-10NFL Pro Bowl: N Conf beats A Conf 27-7
- 01-11J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become President of International Boxing Club
- 01-129 "Jewish" physicians arrested for "terrorist activities" in Moscow
- 01-13Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14
- 01-13KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-13Marshal Josip Tito chosen President of Yugoslavia
- 01-14WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 01-1516 car Federal Express train loses brakes and crashes in Washington DC station
- 01-15GDR Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage"
- 01-1627th Australian Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beat J Sampson (63 62)
- 01-1641st Australian Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Mervyn Rose (60 63 64)
- 01-16Egyptian Premier General Naguib disbands all political parties
- 01-16KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC / CBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-18Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
- 01-19Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary
- 01-201st live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower)
- 01-201st US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo, New York
- 01-21John Foster Dulles appointed as Secretary of State
- 01-23Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 yrs 357 days
- 01-23NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
People born in year of 1953
- 01-01Alpha Blondy [Seydou Kone]: Ivory Coast -- Reggae singer (Jerusalem)
- 01-01Kevin Hangon: Composer
- 01-01Rochelle S Abramson: Violinist
- 01-03Angelo Parisi: France -- Heavyweight judo (1980 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-07Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo: Rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)
- 01-08Bruce Sutter: Pitcher (Cubs, Cards, Braves)
- 01-10Bobby Rahal: Indy-car racer (over 15 wins)
- 01-11Anna Marchesini: Italian entertainer
- 01-15Boris Blank: Rocker (Yello)
- 01-15Randy White: NFL tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
- 01-17Sheila Hutchinson: Rocker
- 01-18Brett Hudson: Portland, Oregon -- Comedian (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show)
- 01-21Fausto Bara: Mexico -- Actor (Gaucho-Renegades)
- 01-22Myung-Whun Chung: Seoul, South Korea -- Pianist / conductor
- 01-23Pat Haden: Westbury, New York -- NFL quarterback (LA Rams)
- 01-24Brian Matthews: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Actor (Burning)
- 01-25Malcolm Green: Rocker (Split Enz-I Got You)
- 01-26Bert Heerink: Amsterdam, Holland -- Rock vocalist
- 01-26Lucinda Williams: Singer
- 01-28Debbie Steinbach: LPGA golfer
- 01-28Michael Day: Rocker
- 01-29Dalila di Lazzaro: Udine, Italy -- Covergirl / model (Vogue)
- 01-31Aart Mol: Dutch bassist (Catapult)
- 02-01Andy Mill: Skier / husband of Chris Everet
- 02-01C A Barnett: Headmaster (Whitgift School)
- 02-02Penny Pulz: LPGA golfer
- 02-04Svetlana Ulmasova: USSR -- 3K (world title 1978)
- 02-06Susie Hutchison: Flintridge, California -- Equestrian show jumper (1996 Olympics)
- 02-07Robert Brazile: NFL Player
- 02-09Andre Sevard: NHL
People died in year of 1953
- 01-01Hank Williams: Country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29
- 01-04Arthur Hoyt: Actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78
- 01-08Heinrich Kaspar Schmid: Composer, dies at 78
- 01-09Hans Aanrud: Norwegian Author (Storken), dies at 89
- 01-10Theo Mackeben: German pianist / Composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56
- 01-11Ernst H Ridder Rappard: Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53
- 01-11Marcel Canneel: Flemish painter, dies at 58
- 01-11Noach Zjordanija: Georgian Premier (1918-21), dies at 84
- 01-12Simeon Roncal: Composer, dies at 82
- 01-15Viktor Patrick Vretblad: Composer, dies at 76
- 01-24[Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt: Gen-field marshal (Normandy), dies at 77
- 01-30Louis H N Bosch van Rosenthal: Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 68
- 02-02Gustav Strube: Composer, dies at 85
- 02-04Alexander Loudon: Dutch diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60
- 02-08Cliff Clark: Actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63
- 02-24Karl R G von Rundstedt: German General-Field Marshal (Ardennes), dies at 77
- 02-25Jesus Garcia Leoz: Composer, dies at 49
- 02-26Elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper: Dutch / US (opera)composer
- 02-28Jim Thorpe: Decathlete (1912 Olympics - Gold Medalist), dies at 64
- 03-01Anton GO Ridder Van Rappard: Painter / lithographer / etcher
- 03-04Sergei S Prokoviev: Russian Composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61
- 03-05Josef V Stalin: Soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73
- 03-05Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev: Composer, dies at 61
- 03-10Charles Gordon Curtis: Inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92
- 03-14Klement Gottwald: Premier / President of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56
- 03-17Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta: Composer, dies at 73
- 03-20Graciliano Ramos: Brazilian Author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60
- 03-22James Anderson II: (Jo-Northern Exposure)
- 03-23Raoul Dufy: Painter, Forcalquier, France
- 03-24Felix M Abel: French dominican / biblical scholar, dies at 74
Events in year of 1954
- 01-01KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-01Rose and Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
- 01-01WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast
- 01-01Yugoslav parliament Chairman / VP Milovan Djilas criticize communism
- 01-02Herman Wouks "Caine Mutiny, " premieres in New York City
- 01-04Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville
- 01-04Soap Opera "The Brighter Day" premieres
- 01-09Bert Olmstead, Montreal Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game
- 01-09Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Louise Bogan and Leonie Adams
- 01-10Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to W H Auden
- 01-112 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria)
- 01-12Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament
- 01-13Military rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested
- 01-13WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 01-14New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe
- 01-16"South Pacific" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 1928 performances
- 01-17NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-9
- 01-17Suggs Louise wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open (Cloister)
- 01-18Fanfani forms Italian government
- 01-211st gas turbine automobile exhibited (NYC)
- 01-23Harry van Thorn chosen Chairman of Dutch KVP
- 01-23Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)
- 01-24BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter
- 01-26Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
- 01-30Belgium ends trade agreement with USSR
- 02-011st TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres
- 02-01Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire
- 02-01Soccer team The County froms in Doetinchem
- 02-02Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game
- 02-02President Eisenhower reports detonation of 1st H-bomb (done in 1952)
People born in year of 1954
- 01-01Fr David: Paris, France -- Rocker
- 01-02Ludmila Borozna: USSR -- Volleyball player (1972 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-03Ross The Boss: Rocker
- 01-05Bryan Hitt: Rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)
- 01-06Anthony Minghella: Director (English Patient)
- 01-06Norbert Hahn: German DR, 2 man luge (1976, 80 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-09Lance Hoppens: Rocker (Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me)
- 01-11Saskia ten Batenburg: Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk)
- 01-13Vicki McCarty: Los Angeles, California -- Playmate (Sep, 1979)
- 01-17Janet Dykman: Monterey Park, California -- Archer (1996 Olympics)
- 01-17Robert F Kennedy, Jr.: Attorney (Natural Resources Defense Council)
- 01-19Steve DeBerg: NFL quarterback (Broncos, Chiefs, Bucs, 49ers)
- 01-23Edward Ka-spel: English singer / songwriter (Legendary Pink Dots)
- 01-23Franco De Vita: Caracas, Venezuela -- Spanish singer (Extranjero)
- 01-23Rick Finch: Rocker (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It)
- 01-25Condredge Holloway: Alabama, United States -- CFL quarterback (Ottawa, Toronto)
- 01-26Martin Dunn: British editor (Today)
- 01-28Anicee Alvina: Paris, France -- Actress (Friends)
- 01-28Shawn Murray: Rock drummer (Mink Deville)
- 01-29Dick Manitoba: Vocalist (Dictators)
- 01-30Alides Hidding: Singer / guitarist (Time Bandits)
- 01-31Adrian Vandenberg: Amsterdam, Holland -- Rock guitarist (Whitesnake)
- 02-01Mike Campbell: Guitarist (Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-Breakdown)
- 02-05Roseanne Katan: Jamaica -- Playmate (Sep, 1978)
- 02-06Scott Kempner: "Top Ten" rocker (Del Lords)
- 02-07Miguel Ferrer: Santa Monica, California -- Actor (Robocop)
- 02-08"Sensational" Sherri Martel [Russell]: New Orleans, Louisiana -- Wrestler (WWF / AWA)
- 02-09Ulrich Walter: German FR, Cosmonaut
- 02-11Catherine Hickland: Ft Lauderdale, Florida -- Actress (Capitol, Star Trek IV)
- 02-15Matt Groening: Cartoonist (Life in Hell, Simpsons)
People died in year of 1954
- 01-10Fred Raymond: Composer, dies at 53
- 01-11Edgar Tytgat: Flemish Painter / etcher / drawer, dies at 77
- 01-11Emmy Arbous: Dutch actress / cabaret performer (Boefje), dies at 56
- 01-11Oscar Straus: Austrian Composer (Brave Soldier), dies at 83
- 01-13Roland Diggle: Composer, dies at 69
- 01-16Michail M Prishvin: Russian writer
- 01-18Sydney Greenstreet: Actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74
- 01-21Billy Jenkins: Dies at 69
- 01-26Carl J Eldh: Swedish sculptor, dies at 80
- 01-27Paul-Marie Masson: Composer, dies at 71
- 01-31Edwin H Armstrong: US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63
- 01-31Florence Bates: Actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at 65
- 02-01Julius P Hoste: Belgian Minister / newspaper publisher, dies at 69
- 02-02Theodor Rogalski: Composer, dies at 52
- 02-04Vaclav Vackar: Composer, dies at 72
- 02-05Vittorio Gnecchi: Composer, dies at 77
- 02-07Jan Adam Maklakiewicz: Composer, dies at 54
- 02-08Mabel Paige: Actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
- 02-12Dziga Vertov [Kaufman]: Russian director (3 Songs of Lenin), dies at 58
- 02-17Evert Gorter: Children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72
- 02-26William R Inge: English Theologist / philosopher, dies at 93
- 03-04Georg Gohler: Composer, dies at 79
- 03-04Noel Gay [Richard Moxon Armitage]: Composer, dies at 55
- 03-05Julian Lowell Coolidge: Mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80
- 03-06Jan Kalf: Dutch literature / art historian, dies at 80
- 03-06Louis Zimmermann: Violinist, dies at 80
- 03-14Ludomir Michal Rogowski: Composer, dies at 72
- 03-15Arthur Fickenscher: Composer, dies at 82
- 03-17Victor Rousseau: Belgian sculptor, dies at 88
- 03-19Walter Braunfels: Composer, dies at 71