What Happened In November 1952 In History

Historical Events for November, 1952

• 1st » Operation Ivy: The United States successfully detonates the first large hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" "M" for megaton, in the Eniwetok atoll, located in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The explosion had a yield of 10 megatons.
• 4th » The United States Federal government of the United States or government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.
• 14th » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the NME named New Musical Express.
• 19th » Greek Field Marshal Alexander Papagos becomes the 152nd List of Prime Ministers of Greece or Prime Minister of Greece.
• 20th » Slánský trials a series of Stalinist and anti-Semitic show trials in Czechoslovakia.
• 25th » Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends as American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle (Korea) known as Iron Triangle".
• 29th » Korean War: President of the United States known as U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.

Famous Birthdays on November in 1952

• 2nd » Maxine Nightingale, English singer
• 3rd » Roseanne Barr, American comedian, actress, and producer
• 3rd » Jim Cummings, American voice actor and singer
• 3rd » David Ho (scientist) or David Ho, Taiwanese-American scientist
• 4th » Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
• 5th » Oleh Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer and manager
• 5th » Vandana Shiva, Indian philosopher and author
• 5th » Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 6th » Michael Cunningham, American author
• 7th » David Petraeus, American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• 7th » Modibo Sidibé, Sudanese-Malian police officer and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
• 7th » Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer and manager
• 8th » Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (d. 1977)
• 8th » John Denny, American baseball player and coach
• 8th » Christie Hefner, American publisher and businesswoman
• 8th » Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist
• 8th » Jerry Remy, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 8th » Alfre Woodard, American actress and producer
• 9th » Sherrod Brown, American academic and politician
• 9th » Jim Riggleman, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 10th » Gerry DiNardo, American football player and coach
• 12th » Ronald Burkle, American businessman, co-founded the Yucaipa Companies
• 12th » Max Grodénchik, American actor
• 13th » Art Malik, Pakistani-English actor
• 14th » Johnny A., American guitarist and songwriter
• 15th » Rick Atkinson, American journalist, historian, and author
• 15th » Zoltán Buday, Hungarian-Canadian actor
• 15th » Randy Savage, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2011)
• 16th » Peter Keefe, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2010)
• 16th » Robin McKinley, American author
• 16th » Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer, created 'Mario (franchise) known as Mario' and 'The Legend of Zelda'
• 17th » David Emanuel (fashion designer) called David Emanuel, Welsh fashion designer
• 17th » Ties Kruize, Dutch field hockey player
• 17th » Cyril Ramaphosa, South African businessman and politician
• 18th » Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland
• 18th » Claudio Capone, Italian-Scottish voice actor (d. 2008)
• 18th » Delroy Lindo, English actor and director
• 19th » Stephen Soldz, American psychoanalyst and activist
• 20th » John Van Boxmeer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 21st » Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch, Welsh banker and politician
• 21st » Janne Kristiansen, Norwegian lawyer and jurist
• 21st » Lorna Luft, American actress and singer
• 23rd » Bill Troiano, American tuba player
• 24th » Norbert Haug, German journalist and businessman
• 24th » Thierry Lhermitte, French actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 24th » Jim Sheridan (politician) known as Jim Sheridan, Scottish politician
• 25th » Crescent Dragonwagon, American author and educator
• 25th » Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician
• 25th » John Lynch (New Hampshire) or John Lynch, American businessman and politician, 80th Governor of New Hampshire
• 25th » Herschel Savage, American porn actor and director
• 25th » Gabriele Oriali, Italian footballer
• 27th » Sheila Copps, Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• 27th » Bappi Lahiri, Indian singer-songwriter and producer
• 27th » Daryl Stuermer, American guitarist (Genesis (band) named Genesis and Era (musical project) named Era)
• 27th » Jim Wetherbee, American captain, engineer, and astronaut
• 28th » S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress
• 29th » Jeff Fahey, American actor and producer
• 29th » Dusty Hare, English rugby player and cricketer
• 30th » Semyon Bychkov (conductor) called Semyon Bychkov, Russian-American conductor
• 30th » Keith Giffen, American author and illustrator
• 30th » Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer

Famous Deaths for November 1952

• 1st » Dixie Lee. American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
• 2nd » Mehmet Esat Bülkat, Ottoman general (b. 1862)
• 6th » Arthur Rosenkampff, American gymnast (b. 1884)
• 7th » Filippos Karvelas, Greek gymnast (b. 1877)
• 9th » Philip Murray, Scottish-American labor leader (b. 1886)
• 9th » Chaim Weizmann, Belarusian-Israeli chemist, academic, and politician, 1st President of Israel (b. 1874)
• 13th » Margaret Wise Brown, American author (b. 1910)
• 26th » Sven Hedin, Swedish geographer and explorer (b. 1865)

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