August 1952 calendar

August 1952
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1952.
The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1952: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1952?

Events

03 Aug 1952 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland
05 Aug 1952 The Treaty of Taipei between Japan and the Republic of China goes into effect, to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
06 Aug 1952 Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout
08 Aug 1952 Syngman Ree re-elected President of South-Korea
09 Aug 1952 General strike against overtime conscription in Belgium
10 Aug 1952 Louise Suggs wins LPGA All American Women Golf Tournament
11 Aug 1952 Hussein Ibn Talal I, proclaimed King of Jordan
12 Aug 1952 Hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan
13 Aug 1952 Japan joins the IMF.
14 Aug 1952 West Germany joins the IMF and the World Bank.
15 Aug 1952 19th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Los Angeles 10, All-Stars 7 (88,316)
16 Aug 1952 Lynmouth, North Devon, England is devastated by floods 34 die.
17 Aug 1952 Fallout 1st used (NY Times)
20 Aug 1952 Stalin meets Chou Enlai
22 Aug 1952 The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
23 Aug 1952 Arab League security pact goes into effect
25 Aug 1952 Puerto Rico becomes a US commonwealth
26 Aug 1952 Fluoridation of San Francisco water begins.
27 Aug 1952 Emil Zatopek wins 12th olympics marathon (2:23:03.2)
28 Aug 1952 German and Israeli reach accord about recovery payments
30 Aug 1952 The last Finnish war reparations are sent to the Soviet Union.
31 Aug 1952 The Grenzlandring racetrack closes in Wegberg, Germany.

Famous Birthday

Patrick Swayze
American stage, film and TV actor, dancer, choreographer and sex symbol, a top box-office figure with "Dirty Dancing," 1987, "Roadhouse,"...
Nelson Piquet
Brazilian race car driver, Formula One World Champion in 1981 and in 1983.
Nelson Piquet
Brazilian race car driver, Formula One World Champion in 1981 and in 1983.
Joe Strummer
British musician and singer (The Clash) (d. 2002).
Holly Hallstrom
American TV hostess of the game show, "The Price is Right," from 1977 to 1995.
Paul Reubens
American comedian better known as Pee-Wee Herman, playing a winsome, goofy young man in a tight suit and lipstick, googly eyes and a smirk,...
Robin Quivers
American radio personality and author, co-host of Howard Stern’s nationally syndicated radio and cable television show.
Edwy Plenel
French journalist, the editorial director at Le Monde newspaper.
Bruna Lombardi
Alain Giresse
French football player as midfielder for France, then coach of Senegal.
Guillermo Vilas
Argentinean tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s.
Zoran Dindic
Rudy Ricciotti
Lina Accurso
American pro astrologer, author of magazine articles.
Vicki Morgan
American homicide victim; the mistress from the age of 18 of financier Alfred Bloomingdale.
Bernard Lacombe
French football (soccer) player, who played forward, mainly with Olympique Lyonnais, Girondins Bordeaux and the French national team.
Jean-François Legaret
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
American actress.
Herb Ritts
American photographer; Ritts is best known for his celebrity photography, especially for the covers of Rolling Stone magazine and for his...
Diane Venora
American actress.
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Famous Deaths

Riccardo Martin
Composer, dies at 77.
Ralph Byrd
Actor (Dick Tracy TV Show), dies at 43.
Isaac Sadeh
Leader of Jewish commando forces.
Arky Vaughn
infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers), drowns.
David Bergelson
Ukrainian-born Soviet Yiddish language writer (Born 1884).
Lydia Field Emmet
American painter (Born 1866).
Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga
Chilean Jesuit saint (Born 1901).
Kurt Schumacher
German politician and first chairman of the revived Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands; SPD) after...
Sameera Moussa
Egyptian physicist and academic (d. 1952).
Henri Bourassa
Canadian publisher and politician (d. 1952).
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