What Happened In December 1952 In History

Historical Events for December, 1952

• 1st » The 'New York Daily News' reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery.
• 5th » 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.
• 20th » A United States Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II called C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1952

• 1st » Stephen Poliakoff, English director, producer, and playwright
• 2nd » James Lancelot, English organist and conductor
• 2nd » Rob Mounsey, American keyboard player, composer, and producer (Joe Cool (band) named Joe Cool)
• 2nd » Carol Shea-Porter, American politician
• 3rd » Don Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (38 Special (band) known as 38 Special)
• 3rd » Christos Hatziskoulidis, Greek footballer (d. 2010)
• 3rd » Benny Hinn, American evangelist and author
• 3rd » Mel Smith, English comedian, actor, director, and producer (d. 2013)
• 5th » Bobby Barth, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blackfoot (band) named Blackfoot)
• 6th » Chuck Baker, American baseball player
• 6th » Nicolas Bréhal, French author and critic
• 6th » Charles Bronson (prisoner) named Charles Bronson, English boxer and criminal
• 6th » Edward Etzel, American target shooter
• 6th » Joe Harris (American football) or Joe Harris, American football player
• 6th » Christian Kulik, Polish-German footballer
• 6th » Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Craigslist
• 6th » Shio Satō, Japanese illustrator (d. 2010)
• 6th » Jeff Schneider, American baseball player
• 6th » David L. Spector, American biologist and academic
• 7th » Susan Collins, American politician
• 7th » Georges Corraface, French actor and producer
• 7th » Eckhard Märzke, German footballer and manager
• 8th » Khaw Boon Wan, Malayan-Singaporean politician, Ministry of Health (Singapore) known as Singaporean Minister of Health
• 8th » Steve Atkinson (cricketer) or Steve Atkinson, English-Hong Kong cricketer
• 9th » Liaqat Baloch, Pakistani politician
• 9th » Michael Dorn, American actor and director
• 10th » Clive Anderson, English lawyer and television host
• 10th » Susan Dey, American actress and producer
• 10th » Greg Mortimer, Australian mountaineer
• 10th » Paul Varul, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Ministry of Justice (Estonia) known as Estonian Minister of Justice
• 11th » Peter Geyer, German footballer
• 12th » Herb Dhaliwal, Indian-Canadian politician
• 12th » Sarah Douglas, English actress
• 12th » Helen Dunmore, English poet and author
• 12th » Cathy Rigby, American gymnast and actress
• 13th » Junkyard Dog, American football player and wrestler (d. 1998)
• 13th » John Francome, English jockey and sportscaster
• 13th » Larry Kenon, American basketball player
• 13th » Jean Rouaud, French author
• 14th » Tommy Boyd, English radio and television host
• 14th » Germain Houde, Canadian actor
• 14th » John Lurie, American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer (The Lounge Lizards)
• 14th » Graciela Alfano Argentine model, actress and vedette
• 15th » Marta DuBois, Panamanian-American actress
• 15th » Rudi Protrudi, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Fuzztones)
• 15th » Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer and manager
• 15th » Julie Taymor, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 16th » Joel Garner, Barbadian cricketer and manager
• 16th » Francesco Graziani, Italian footballer and manager
• 18th » John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer
• 19th » Walter Murphy, American pianist and composer
• 20th » Jenny Agutter, English actress
• 20th » Sky Gilbert, Canadian drag queen performer, actor, and author
• 21st » Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball player
• 23rd » William Kristol, American journalist and publisher, founded 'The Weekly Standard'
• 24th » Christopher Buckley (novelist) or Christopher Buckley, American journalist and author
• 25th » Desireless, French singer
• 25th » C. C. H. Pounder, Guyanese-American actress
• 27th » Karla Bonoff, American singer-songwriter (Bryndle)
• 27th » Tovah Feldshuh, American actress, singer, and playwright
• 27th » Jay Hill, Canadian politician
• 27th » David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dire Straits)
• 27th » Raimund Krauth, German footballer (d. 2012)
• 28th » Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Ministry of Law and Justice (India) known as Indian Minister of Law and Justice
• 28th » Bridget Prentice, Scottish educator and politician
• 29th » Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina and choreographer
• 30th » June Anderson, American soprano
• 30th » Melissa Fay Greene, American author
• 31st » Vaughan Jones, New Zealand mathematician and academic

Famous Deaths for December 1952

• 3rd » Rudolf Margolius, Czech politician (b. 1913)
• 8th » Charles Lightoller, English officer on the RMS Titanic (b. 1874)
• 9th » Abe Manley, American businessman (b. 1885)
• 12th » Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (b. 1879)
• 16th » Robert Henry Best, American journalist (b. 1896)
• 21st » Kenneth Edwards (golfer) known as Kenneth Edwards, American golfer (b. 1886)
• 25th » Margrethe Mather, American photographer (b. 1886)
• 27th » Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)
• 29th » Fletcher Henderson, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1897)

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