What Happened In October 1952 In History

Historical Events for October, 1952

• 8th » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
• 14th » Korean War: United Nations and South Korean forces launch Operation Showdown against Chinese strongholds at the Iron Triangle (Korea) or Iron Triangle. The resulting Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
• 20th » Colonial Heads of Kenya Governor Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency in Kenya and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising, including Jomo Kenyatta, the future first Heads o

Famous Birthdays on October in 1952

• 1st » Jacques Martin (ice hockey) or Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 1st » Bob Myrick, American baseball player (d. 2012)
• 1st » Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (Abraxas (Czech band) e.g Abraxas) (d. 2012)
• 2nd » Robin Riker, American actress
• 2nd » Jan Švejnar, Czech-American economist and politician
• 2nd » Wahed Wafa, Afghan-American singer
• 4th » Jody Stephens, American drummer (Big Star and Golden Smog)
• 5th » Clive Barker, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 5th » Duncan Regehr, Canadian actor
• 5th » Gigi Sabani, Italian television host and singer (d. 2007)
• 6th » Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and author
• 6th » Jürgen Schulz, German footballer
• 7th » Mary Badham, American actress
• 7th » Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia
• 7th » Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)
• 7th » Graham Yallop, Australian cricketer
• 8th » Takis Koroneos, Greek basketball player and coach
• 8th » Jan Marijnissen, Dutch politician
• 8th » Edward Zwick, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 9th » Simon Drew, English illustrator
• 9th » Sharon Osbourne, English television host and manager
• 9th » Dennis Stratton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Iron Maiden and Lionheart (band) known as Lionheart)
• 11th » Paulette Carlson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Highway 101)
• 11th » Mark Goodman, American television host and actor
• 12th » Béla Csécsei, Hungarian educator and politician (d. 2012)
• 12th » Danielle Proulx, Canadian actress
• 13th » Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
• 13th » Beverly Johnson, American model and actress
• 13th » John Lone, Hong Kong-American actor
• 14th » Harry Anderson, American actor and screenwriter
• 14th » Nikolai Andrianov, Russian gymnast (d. 2011)
• 14th » Rick Aviles, American actor (d. 1995)
• 14th » Katsimihas Brothers, Greek singer-songwriters
• 16th » Christopher Cox, American lawyer and politician
• 16th » Cordell Mosson, American bass player (Parliament-Funkadelic) (d. 2013)
• 16th » Ron Taylor (actor) known as Ron Taylor, American actor (d. 2002)
• 18th » Paul Geroski, Anglo-American economist (d. 2005)
• 18th » Chuck Lorre, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 18th » Patrick Morrow, Canadian mountaineer and photographer
• 18th » Bao Ninh, Vietnamese soldier and author
• 18th » Jerry Royster, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 19th » Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer
• 20th » Melanie Mayron, American actress and director
• 21st » Trevor Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach
• 21st » Patti Davis, American actress and author
• 21st » Allen Hoey, American poet and author
• 21st » Brent Mydland, German-American keyboard player (Grateful Dead, Bobby and the Midnites, and Silver (band) e.g Silver) (d. 1990)
• 22nd » Julie Dash, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 22nd » Jeff Goldblum, American actor
• 22nd » Greg Hawkes, American keyboard player (The Cars)
• 23rd » Pierre Moerlen, French drummer (Gong (band) or Gong) (d. 2005)
• 23rd » Ken Tipton, American entrepreneur, actor, director, screenplay writer, film producer and editor
• 24th » Keith Bain, Canadian politician
• 24th » Francesco Camaldo, Italian priest
• 24th » Jane Fancher, American author and illustrator
• 24th » Mark Gray (singer) or Mark Gray, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Exile (American band) named Exile)
• 24th » Omar Moreno, American baseball player
• 24th » Ángel Torres, American baseball player
• 24th » Ney Rosauro, Brazilian drummer and composer
• 24th » Peter Smagorinsky, American theorist and educator
• 24th » Reggie Walton (baseball) or Reggie Walton, American baseball player
• 24th » David Weber, American author
• 25th » Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician
• 25th » Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)
• 26th » Bobby Bandiera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes)
• 26th » Andrew Motion, English poet and author
• 26th » David Was, American singer-songwriter and producer (Was (Not Was))
• 27th » Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter
• 27th » Francis Fukuyama, American political scientist, economist, and author
• 27th » Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer-songwriter (Agents (Finnish band) known as Agents) (d. 2011)
• 28th » Annie Potts, American actress and producer
• 29th » Marcia Fudge, American lawyer and politician
• 31st » Bernard Edwards, American bass player and producer (Chic (band) named Chic and The Power Station (band) named The Power Station) (d. 1996)
• 31st » Joe West (umpire) called Joe West, American professional baseball umpire and actor

Famous Deaths for October 1952

• 5th » Joe Jagersberger, Austrian race car driver (b. 1884)
• 8th » Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)
• 21st » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)
• 22nd » Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (b. 1874)
• 26th » Hattie McDaniel, American actress and singer (b. 1895)
• 28th » Billy Hughes, English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)
• 31st » Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)

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