July 1952 calendar

Events

• 02 Jul 1952 Princess Beatrice opens miniature city of Madurodam
• 03 Jul 1952 The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the Congress of the United States.
• 04 Jul 1952 66th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Frank Sedgman beats J Drobny
• 05 Jul 1952 Of Thee I Sing closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 72 performances
• 06 Jul 1952 Last tram ride in London
• 07 Jul 1952 SS United States cross Atlantic in record 82:40
• 08 Jul 1952 19th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia
• 11 Jul 1952 Gen Eisenhower nominated as Republican presidential candidate
• 12 Jul 1952 East German SED decides to form German DR army
• 13 Jul 1952 East Germany announces the formation of its National People's Army.
• 14 Jul 1952 SS United States crosses Atlantic in 84:12
• 15 Jul 1952 Gerald D Lascelles (under English Princess Mary) weds Angela Dowding
• 17 Jul 1952 Shah of Persia named Ghavam Sultaneh Premier
• 18 Jul 1952 KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, CO (IND) begins broadcasting
• 19 Jul 1952 Paint Your Wagon closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 289 performances
• 20 Jul 1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K
• 21 Jul 1952 7.8 earthquake shakes Kern County California, 14 killed
• 22 Jul 1952 Poland adopts Communist-imposed Constitution
• 23 Jul 1952 General Neguib seizes power, Monarchy overthrown in Egypt
• 24 Jul 1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record 5K
• 25 Jul 1952 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created
• 26 Jul 1952 King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
• 27 Jul 1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record marathon
• 28 Jul 1952 Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell, as Cincinnati Reds manager
• 30 Jul 1952 Ford Frick sets waiver rule to bar inter-league deals until all clubs in same league get right to bid

Famous Birthday

• David Hasselhoff

  TV Actor.

• David Hasselhoff

  TV Actor.

• Marianne Williamson

  American inspirational speaker, a teacher of A Course in Miracles.

• Stewart Copeland

  American drummer and songwriter (The Police Animal Logic Curved Air and Oysterhead).

• Dan Aykroyd

  Canadian actor.

• Laura Branigan

  American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2004).

• Gus Van Sant

  American filmmaker.

• Halifax (Nova Scotia)
• Ahmed Ouyahia
• Nicole Ameline

  French politician, a member of the National Assembly of France.

• Terry O'Quinn

  American actor.

• Shelley Hack
• Celia Imrie

  British actress.

• Alvaro Uribe

  President of Colombia.

• John Waite

  English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Babys and Bad English).

• Daniel Mesguich

  French-Algerian actor and director in theatre and opera, and professor of a stage acting school.

• Nicolette Larson

  singer (Lotta Love), dies from brain seizure at age 45.

• Marie-Paule Deville Chabrolle
• Stephen Lang

  NYC, New York -- Actor (Another You, Death of a Salesman).

• Nacho Martínez
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Famous Deaths

• Eva Peron

  Argentine First Lady (Born 1919).

• Antonio Maria Valencia

  Composer, dies at 49.

• August Balthazar

  Belgian politician, dies at 58.

• W de Basil [US Voskresenski]

  Russia -- Ballet dancer.

• Herbert Murrill

  English composer (Born 1909).

• Henriette H Bosmans

  Dutch cello player / pianist / composer, dies at 56.

• Daniel Zamudio

  Composer, dies at 64.

• Henriette Bosmans

  Composer.

• Walter Long

  Dies at 73.

• Paul Saintenoy

  Belgian architect (Born 1862).

• Louis-Alexandre Taschereau

  Canadian lawyer and politician 14th Premier of Quebec (d. 1952).

• Rued Immanuel Langgaard

  Composer, dies at 58.

• Jack Earle

  American actor and sideshow performer (Born 1906).

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Top #4 songs in the USA

1. Nat King Cole (Billy May & His Orchestra) - Walkin' My Baby Back Home
2. Frankie Laine - High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
3. Eddie Fisher - Wish You Were Here
4. Slim Whitman - Indian Love Call