1952 Calendar
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1952 Historical Event(s)
- January 27, 1952 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dragon in Chinese astrology.
- February 20, 1952 – Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
- March 21, 1952 – Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.
- April 21, 1952 – Secretary‘s Day (now Administrative Professionals’Day) is first celebrated.
- June 26, 1952 – The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewise labour parties.
- August 22, 1952 – The penal colony on Devil’s Island is permanently closed.
- September 12, 1952 – Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
- November 4, 1952 – The United States government establishes the National Security Agency.
- November 20, 1952 – Slánský trials – a series of Stalinist and anti-Semitic show trials in Czechoslovakia.
- December 5, 1952 – Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.
Who Were Born On 1952?
- January 29, 1952 – Klaus-Peter Hanisch, German footballer (d. 2009)
- February 28, 1952 – William Finn, American composer
- March 16, 1952 – Alice Hoffman, American author
- May 14, 1952 – Scott Irwin, American wrestler (d. 1987)
- June 17, 1952 – Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach and executive
- July 2, 1952 – Johnny Colla, American guitarist and saxophonist (Huey Lewis and the News)
- July 3, 1952 – Laura Branigan, American singer (d. 2004)
- August 20, 1952 – Doug Fieger, American musician (The Knack) (d. 2010)
- August 21, 1952 – Joe Strummer, British musician and singer (The Clash) (d. 2002)
- August 22, 1952 – Peter Laughner, American musician (Rocket From the Tombs, Pere Ubu) (d. 1977)