What Happened In May 1952 In History

Historical Events for May, 1952

• 3rd » Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole.
• 3rd » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
• 7th » The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer.
• 12th » Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur known as Gaj Singh is crowned Maharaja of Jodhpur.
• 13th » The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
• 28th » The women of Greece are granted suffrage known as the right to vote.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1952

• 1st » Richard Blundell, English economist
• 1st » Kim Lewison, English judge
• 1st » Peter Smith (judge) called Peter Smith, Malaysian-English judge and academic
• 2nd » Christine Baranski, American actress
• 2nd » Mari Natsuki, Japanese actress, singer, and dancer
• 2nd » Isla St Clair, Scottish singer and actress
• 3rd » Chuck Baldwin, American pastor and politician
• 3rd » Caitlin Clarke. American actress (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Allan Wells, Scottish runner
• 4th » Michael Barrymore, English actor
• 4th » David Della Rocco, American actor
• 5th » Jorge Llopart, Spanish race walker
• 5th » Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (d. 2014)
• 6th » Christian Clavier, French actor and producer
• 6th » Gregg Henry, American actor and singer
• 6th » Fred Newman (actor) e.g Fred Newman, American actor and composer
• 6th » Gerrit Zalm, Dutch politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 7th » Stanley Dickens, Swedish race car driver
• 8th » Peter McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 9th » Linda Finnie, Scottish soprano
• 9th » Patrick Ryecart, English actor
• 10th » Lee Brilleaux, South African-English singer-songwriter (Dr Feelgood) (d. 1994)
• 10th » Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer (Wizex, Chips (band) called Chips, Kikki, Bettan & Lotta, and Kjell Roos Band)
• 10th » Sly Dunbar, Jamaican drummer (Sly and Robbie, The Aggrovators, The Upsetters, and The Revolutionaries)
• 10th » Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 11th » Renaud, French singer-songwriter and actor
• 11th » Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian-American actress
• 11th » Frances Fisher, English-American actress
• 11th » Mike Lupica, American journalist
• 11th » Warren Littlefield, American businessman
• 12th » Valerie Caton, English diplomat, Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Finland called British Ambassador to Finland
• 12th » Norbert Stolzenburg, German footballer and manager
• 12th » Nicholas Underhill, English lawyer and judge
• 13th » John Kasich, American talk show host and politician, 69th Governor of Ohio
• 13th » Mary Walsh (actress) named Mary Walsh, Canadian actress
• 14th » David Byrne, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Talking Heads)
• 14th » Michael Fallon, Scottish politician
• 14th » Scott Irwin, American wrestler (d. 1987)
• 14th » Raul Mälk, Estonian politician, 22nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
• 14th » Donald R. McMonagle, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
• 15th » Chazz Palminteri, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 15th » Phil Seymour, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1993)
• 16th » James Herndon (media psychologist) named James Herndon, American psychologist
• 17th » Patricia Aakhus, American author and academic (d. 2012)
• 17th » Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 18th » Diane Duane, American author
• 18th » David Leakey, British military commander
• 18th » George Strait, American singer, guitarist, producer, and actor
• 18th » Jeana Yeager, American pilot
• 19th » Charlie Spedding, English runner
• 19th » Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
• 20th » Tim Albery, English director and producer
• 20th » Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer and manager
• 20th » Michael Wills, English politician, Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom) called Minister of Justice for the United Kingdom
• 21st » Jonathan Phillips (civil servant) named Jonathan Phillips, Irish civil servant
• 21st » Mr. T, American actor and wrestler
• 22nd » Bernhard Brinkmann, German politician
• 22nd » Louise Christian, English lawyer and author
• 23rd » Anne-Marie David, French singer
• 23rd » Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist
• 24th » Sybil Danning, Austrian actress and producer
• 25th » Jeffrey Bewkes, American businessman
• 25th » Nick Fotiu, American ice hockey player and coach
• 25th » David Jenkins (athlete) known as David Jenkins, Trinidadian-Scottish runner
• 25th » Al Sarrantonio, American author
• 25th » Gordon H. Smith, American politician
• 26th » David Meece, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 28th » Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
• 29th » Alan Langlands, Scottish academic
• 29th » Zeituni Onyango, Kenyan-American computer programmer (d. 2014)
• 30th » Kerry Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and sportscaster
• 30th » Scott Holmes, American actor
• 31st » Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Kraftwerk and Electronic (band) known as Electronic)

Famous Deaths for May 1952

• 6th » Maria Montessori, Italian-Dutch physician and educator (b. 1870)
• 8th » William Fox (producer) called William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879)
• 21st » John Garfield, American actor (b. 1913)
• 28th » Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (b. 1882)

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