What Happened In September 1952 In History

Historical Events for September, 1952

• 1st » 'The Old Man and the Sea', the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction e.g Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
• 6th » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the Boyd Gang Second escape named second escape of the Boyd Gang.
• 6th » A prototype aircraft 1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash e.g crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
• 12th » Strange occurrences, including a Flatwoods monster or monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
• 15th » The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
• 19th » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
• 23rd » Richard Nixon makes his "Checkers speech".

Famous Birthdays on September in 1952

• 1st » Phil Hendrie, American radio host and actor
• 1st » Manuel Piñero, Spanish golfer
• 1st » Jakub Polák (anarchist) named Jakub Polák, Czech activist (d. 2012)
• 2nd » Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
• 2nd » Mihhail Lotman, Estonian linguist, scholar, and politician
• 3rd » Şehrazat, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer
• 4th » Stephen Easley, American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
• 4th » Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer
• 6th » Simon Burns, English politician, Minister of State for Transport
• 6th » Vladimir Kazachyonok, Russian footballer, coach, and manager
• 6th » Buddy Miller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Band of Joy)
• 6th » Deyan Sudjic, English journalist and curator
• 7th » Ricardo Tormo, Spanish motorcycle racer (d. 1998)
• 8th » David R. Ellis, American actor, stuntman, and director (d. 2013)
• 8th » Geoff Miller, English cricketer
• 9th » Angela Cartwright, English-American actress and singer
• 9th » Manuel Göttsching, German guitarist and songwriter (Ash Ra Tempel and Ashra (band) or Ashra)
• 9th » David A. Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Eurythmics, The Tourists, Vegas (duo) called Vegas, Platinum Weird, and SuperHeavy)
• 10th » Medea Benjamin, American activist, co-founded Code Pink
• 10th » Vic Toews, Paraguayan-Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Minister of Justice (Canada) called Canadian Minister of Justice
• 11th » Catherine Bott, English soprano
• 12th » Gerry Beckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (America (band) named America)
• 12th » Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer (Rush (band) called Rush)
• 13th » Randy Jones (singer) named Randy Jones, American singer (Village People)
• 13th » Iyanla Vanzant, American educator and author
• 13th » Don Was, American bass player and producer (Was (Not Was))
• 15th » Richard Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 15th » Paula Duncan, Australian actress
• 15th » Ratnajeevan Hoole, Sri Lankan engineer and academic
• 15th » Kelly Keagy, American singer and drummer (Night Ranger)
• 16th » Tony Cunningham, English educator and politician
• 16th » Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (d. 2013)
• 16th » Mickey Rourke, American boxer, actor, and screenwriter
• 18th » Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Greek politician
• 18th » Rick Pitino, American basketball player and coach
• 19th » Rhys Chatham, American trumpet player, guitarist, and composer
• 19th » Bernard de Dryver, Belgian race car driver
• 19th » Gunnar Hökmark, Swedish politician
• 19th » Henry Kaiser (musician) e.g Henry Kaiser, American guitarist and composer
• 19th » Nile Rodgers, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Chic (band) called Chic and The Honeydrippers)
• 19th » George Warrington, American businessman (d. 2007)
• 21st » Dave Gregory (musician) named Dave Gregory, English guitarist (XTC and Big Big Train)
• 21st » Anneliese Michel, German woman believed to be Demonic possession named possessed by demons (d. 1976)
• 21st » John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick, English lawyer and politician
• 22nd » Bob Goodlatte, American lawyer and politician
• 22nd » Gary Holton, English singer-songwriter and actor (Heavy Metal Kids) (d. 1985)
• 22nd » Paul Le Mat, American actor
• 22nd » Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean singer-songwriter and actor
• 22nd » Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok
• 23rd » Mark Bego, American author
• 23rd » Dennis Lamp, American baseball player
• 23rd » Jim Morrison (baseball) e.g Jim Morrison, American baseball player and manager
• 23rd » Peter Schrank, Swiss-English cartoonist
• 24th » Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager
• 24th » Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Morphine (band) named Morphine and Treat Her Right) (d. 1999)
• 24th » Nikos Sergianopoulos, Greek actor (d. 2008)
• 25th » Colin Friels, Scottish-Australian actor
• 25th » Jimmy Garvin, American wrestler and manager
• 25th » Bell Hooks, American author and activist
• 25th » Cherríe Moraga, American poet, playwright, and activist
• 25th » Tommy Norden, American actor
• 25th » Chris Pond, English politician
• 25th » Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (d. 2004)
• 25th » Anson Williams, American actor, director, and producer
• 26th » Predrag Miletić, Serbian actor and singer
• 27th » Katie Fforde, English author
• 27th » Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian pilot, engineer, and astronaut
• 27th » André Viger, Canadian wheelchair racer (d. 2006)
• 28th » Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Greek basketball player and coach
• 28th » Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model, actress, and singer (d. 2012)
• 28th » Andy Ward (musician) e.g Andy Ward, English drummer (Camel (band) or Camel)
• 29th » Roy Campbell, Jr., American trumpet player (d. 2014)
• 29th » Gábor Csupó, Hungarian-American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Klasky Csupo
• 29th » Richard Hodges (archaeologist) or Richard Hodges, English archaeologist and academic
• 29th » Max Sandlin, American lawyer, judge, and politician
• 29th » Takanosato Toshihide, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 59th Yokozuna (sumo) or Yokozuna (d. 2011)
• 30th » John Lombardo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (10,000 Maniacs and John & Mary)
• 30th » Jack Wild, English actor and singer (d. 2006)
• 30th » Al Leong, American stuntman and actor
• 30th » Andrew Shore, English actor and singer

Famous Deaths for September 1952

• 6th » Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1898)
• 10th » Youssef Aftimus, Lebanese engineer and architect (b. 1866)
• 14th » John McPhee (politician) e.g John McPhee, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1874)
• 15th » Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1883)
• 18th » Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano (b. 1879)
• 22nd » Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (b. 1865)
• 26th » George Ducker, Canadian soccer player (b. 1871)
• 26th » George Santayana, Spanish-American philosopher and author (b. 1863)
• 29th » John Cobb (racing driver) named John Cobb, English race car driver (b. 1899)

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