What Happened In June 1952 In History

Historical Events for June, 1952

• 13th » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 e.g MiG-15 fighter.
• 14th » The keel is laid for the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus SSN-571 6.
• 21st » The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
• 26th » The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Federation of Malaya called Malaya, as a union of statewide labour parties.
• 27th » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1952

• 1st » David Lan, South African-English playwright and director
• 1st » Mihaela Loghin, Romanian shot putter
• 2nd » Gary Bettman, American businessman
• 3rd » Billy Powell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2009)
• 3rd » David Richards (racing) called David Richards, English businessman
• 4th » Bronisław Komorowski, Polish historian and politician, 5th President of Poland
• 4th » Dambudzo Marechera, Zimbabwean author and poet
• 4th » Parker Stevenson, American actor and director
• 5th » Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones) (d. 2001)
• 5th » Nicko McBrain, English drummer (Iron Maiden, Streetwalkers, and Trust (band) known as Trust)
• 5th » Sarah Thomas (actress) named Sarah Thomas, English actress
• 6th » Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright
• 6th » Jean Hamel, Canadian ice hockey player
• 6th » Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese drummer, producer, and actor (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, and Sketch Show (band) known as Sketch Show)
• 7th » Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor
• 7th » Royce Campbell, American guitarist, composer, and producer
• 7th » Orhan Pamuk, Turkish-American author, screenwriter, and academic, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate
• 8th » Dave Jennings (American football) known as Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)
• 9th » Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
• 9th » Billy Knight, American basketball player
• 10th » Kage Baker, American author (d. 2010)
• 11th » Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Russian runner
• 11th » Donnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (38 Special (band) named 38 Special and Van Zant)
• 12th » Spencer Abraham, American politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy
• 12th » Pete Farndon, English bass player (The Pretenders) (d. 1983)
• 12th » Oliver Knussen, Scottish composer and conductor
• 13th » Tony Bruno, American radio host
• 13th » Jean-Marie Dedecker, Belgian martial artist and politician
• 14th » Robert Lepikson, Estonian race car driver and politician, Minister of the Interior (Estonia) called Estonian Minister of the Interior (d. 2006)
• 14th » Pat Summitt, American basketball player and coach
• 14th » Leon Wieseltier, American journalist
• 15th » Dirceu, Brazilian footballer (d. 1995)
• 15th » Satya Pal Jain, Indian politician
• 16th » George Papandreou, Greek politician, 182nd Prime Minister of Greece
• 16th » Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 17th » Judith Macgregor, English diplomat, List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to South Africa known as British High Commissioner to South Africa
• 17th » Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 17th » Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education
• 18th » Tiiu Aro, Estonian physician and politician, Minister of Social Affairs (Estonia) called Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
• 18th » Denis Herron, Canadian ice hockey player
• 18th » Carol Kane, American actress, director, and screenwriter
• 18th » Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress
• 18th » Lee Soo-man, South Korean singer and businessman, founded S.M. Entertainment
• 19th » Bob Ainsworth, English politician, Secretary of State for Defence
• 20th » John Goodman, American actor and singer
• 20th » Vince Gotera, American poet and critic
• 20th » Gordon Marshall (sociologist) e.g Gordon Marshall, English sociologist and academic
• 20th » Larry Riley (actor) e.g Larry Riley, American actor (d. 1992)
• 20th » Vikram Seth, Indian author and poet
• 21st » Jeremy Coney, New Zealand-English cricketer and sportscaster
• 21st » Judith Bingham, English singer-songwriter
• 21st » Patrick Dunleavy, British social scientist
• 21st » Kōichi Mashimo, Japanese director and screenwriter
• 22nd » Graham Greene (actor) named Graham Greene, Canadian actor
• 22nd » Alastair Stewart, English journalist
• 23rd » Anthony Jackson (musician) known as Anthony Jackson, American bass player
• 24th » Dianna Melrose, English diplomat, List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Tanzania called British High Commissioner to Tanzania
• 24th » Bob Neill, English lawyer and politician
• 24th » Stephen Pusey, English artist
• 25th » Péter Erdő, Hungarian cardinal
• 25th » Tim Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter (Finn Brothers, Crowded House, and Split Enz)
• 25th » Martin Gerschwitz, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Iron Butterfly)
• 25th » Alan Green (broadcaster) known as Alan Green, Irish sportscaster
• 26th » Gordon McQueen, Scottish footballer and manager
• 26th » Greg Palast, American journalist and author
• 27th » Madan Bhandari, Nepalese politician (d. 1993)
• 28th » Ray Ashcroft, English actor
• 28th » Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (d. 2013)
• 28th » Jean-Christophe Rufin, French physician and author
• 30th » Athanassios S. Fokas, Greek mathematician and academic
• 30th » David Garrison, American actor

Famous Deaths for June 1952

• 1st » John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1859)
• 2nd » Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (b. 1880)
• 9th » Adolf Busch, German-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1891)
• 16th » Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist and educator (b. 1861)
• 17th » Jack Parsons (rocket engineer) or Jack Parsons, American chemist and engineer (b. 1914)
• 18th » Heinrich Schlusnus, German singer (b. 1888)
• 20th » Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (b. 1898)
• 21st » Wop May, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1896)
• 27th » Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic (b. 1878)
• 29th » Alfred Braunschweiger, German diver (b. 1885)

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