What Happened In February 1952 In History

Historical Events for February, 1952

• 6th » Elizabeth II becomes queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of Order of succession or succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
• 8th » Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom e.g Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen regnant or Queen of the United Kingdom.
• 20th » Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire (baseball) or umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
• 21st » The Government of the United Kingdom British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes Identity document identity cards in the United Kingdom UK to "set the people free".
• 21st » The Bengali Language Movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
• 26th » Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada.
• 29th » The island of Heligoland is restored to German authority.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1952

• 1st » Owoye Andrew Azazi, Nigerian general (d. 2012)
• 1st » Dennis Condrey, American wrestler
• 1st » Jenő Jandó, Hungarian pianist
• 2nd » John Cornyn, American politician
• 2nd » Rick Dufay, American guitarist and songwriter (Aerosmith)
• 2nd » Park Geun-hye, South Korean politician, 11th President of South Korea
• 3rd » Fred Lynn, American baseball player
• 4th » Lisa Eichhorn, American actress and producer
• 4th » Jenny Shipley, New Zealand politician, 36th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 4th » Bolesław Proch, Polish motorcycle racer (d. 2012)
• 4th » Steve Smith (academic) or Steve Smith, English theorist and academic
• 4th » Jerry Shirley, English drummer (Humble Pie (band) called Humble Pie and Fastway (band) or Fastway)
• 4th » Li Yinhe, Chinese sociologist and sexologist
• 5th » Daniel Balavoine, French singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1986)
• 5th » Vladimir Moskovkin, Ukrainian-Russian geographer, economist, and academic
• 6th » Tim Blake, English keyboard player (Gong and Hawkwind)
• 6th » Viktor Giacobbo, Swiss actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 6th » Ricardo La Volpe, Argentinian footballer, manager, and coach
• 7th » Vasco Rossi, Italian singer-songwriter
• 8th » Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
• 8th » Daisuke Gōri, Japanese actor (d. 2010)
• 9th » Danny White, American football player
• 10th » Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore
• 10th » Gail Rebuck, English publisher
• 12th » Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
• 12th » Michael McDonald (singer) or Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers)
• 13th » Ed Gagliardi, American bass player (Foreigner (band) named Foreigner) (d. 2014)
• 13th » Paul Jeffreys, English bass player (Be-Bop Deluxe and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel) (d. 1988)
• 13th » Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist
• 14th » Nancy Keenan, American activist
• 14th » Sushma Swaraj, Indian politician
• 15th » Tomislav Nikolić, Serbian politician, 4th President of Serbia
• 15th » Nikolai Sorokin, Russian actor and director (d. 2013)
• 16th » Barry Foote, American baseball player
• 16th » Terence Kealey, English biochemist and academic
• 16th » James Ingram, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 17th » Karin Janz, German gymnast
• 17th » Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech bass player (Energit (band) or Energit and Etc...) (d. 1991)
• 18th » Randy Crawford, American singer
• 18th » Maurice Lucas, American basketball player (d. 2010)
• 18th » Juice Newton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 18th » Martin J. Taylor, English mathematician and academic
• 18th » Bernard Valcourt, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 19th » Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexican engineer and astronaut
• 19th » Stephen South, English race car driver
• 19th » Amy Tan, American author
• 19th » Danilo Türk, Slovene politician, 3rd President of Slovenia
• 20th » Penny Driver, English priest
• 21st » Jean-Jacques Burnel, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Stranglers)
• 21st » Jeffrey Shaara, American author
• 22nd » Albert Bryant, Jr., American general
• 22nd » Cyrinda Foxe, American model and actress (d. 2002)
• 22nd » Bill Frist, American physician and politician
• 22nd » Bernard Silverman, English minister, statistician, and academic
• 23rd » Brad Whitford, American guitarist (Aerosmith and The Joe Perry Project)
• 25th » Jerry Chamberlain, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies)
• 25th » Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000)
• 25th » Inger Segelström, Swedish politician
• 26th » Jaan Arder, Estonian singer (Apelsin and Hortus Musicus)
• 27th » Stathis Psaltis, Greek actor
• 28th » William Finn, American composer and songwriter
• 28th » Frank Warren (promoter) named Frank Warren, English boxing manager and promoter
• 29th » Al Autry, American baseball player
• 29th » Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush, American journalist
• 29th » Tim Powers, American author
• 29th » Raisa Smetanina, Russian skier
• 29th » Bart Stupak, American police officer and politician

Famous Deaths for February 1952

• 2nd » Callistratus of Georgia, Georgian patriarch (b. 1866)
• 5th » Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (b. 1877)
• 6th » George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)
• 7th » Pete Henry, American football player and coach (b. 1897)
• 10th » Henry Drysdale Dakin, English-American biochemist (b. 1880)
• 13th » Josephine Tey, English author (b. 1896)
• 14th » Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)
• 19th » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian author, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 26th » Theodoros Pangalos (general) named Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (b. 1878)
• 29th » Quo Tai-chi, Chinese diplomat (b. 1888)

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