September 1952 calendar

Events

• 01 Sep 1952 Sutro Baths, SF purchased by George Whitney
• 02 Sep 1952 Dr Floyd J Lewis 1st uses deep freeze technique in heart surgery
• 06 Sep 1952 Canadian TV begins in Montreal
• 07 Sep 1952 66th US Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (63 75)
• 08 Sep 1952 CBC Toronto debuts.
• 10 Sep 1952 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Thomasville Golf Open
• 11 Sep 1952 West German Chancellor Adenauer signs a reparation pact for Jews.
• 12 Sep 1952 Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
• 13 Sep 1952 Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez elected President of Mexico
• 15 Sep 1952 European Parliament forms in Strasbourg
• 17 Sep 1952 In the USA, "I am an American Day" and "Constitution Day" renamed "Citizenship Day".
• 18 Sep 1952 The Soviet Union vetoes Japan's application for membership in the United Nations.
• 19 Sep 1952 The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
• 20 Sep 1952 KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
• 23 Sep 1952 Dodgers clinch NL pennant
• 24 Sep 1952 Dutch Minister Dark sentences war criminal W Lages to death
• 25 Sep 1952 Hal Newhouser of Tigers wins his 200th game
• 29 Sep 1952 Lights Out, last airs on NBC-TV

Famous Birthday

• Mickey Rourke

  American actor, screenwriter, and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films.

• Christopher Reeve

  American actor on stage, film and TV.

• Sylvia Kristel

  Dutch actress, famed for her appearance in "Emanuelle" and its sequels, erotic films of the 1970s.

• Jimmy Connors

  American athlete, one of the reigning giants of tennis in the 1970s.

• Guillaume Durand

  French radio and TV host, son of Lucien and Nicole, artists (gallery owners).

• Patrick Bourrat

  French journalist and news anchor who was accidentally and fatally hit by an American military tank in Kuwait on December 21, 2002 while he...

• Jerôme Bonaldi
• Philippe Val

  French journalist, singer, and comedian.

• Nile Rodgers

  American musician and composer.

• Nile Rodgers

  American musician and composer.

• Neil Peart

  Canadian drummer and author (Rush).

• Neil Peart

  Canadian drummer and author (Rush).

• Angela Cartwright

  American actress.

• Annie Baron-Carvais
• Joseph Patrick Kennedy II
• Jack Wild

  British actor (Born 1952).

• Richmond (Virginia)
• John Finn
• Dave Stewart
• Pierre Carette
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Famous Deaths

• Jose Forns y Cuadras

  Composer, dies at 54.

• Hippoliet Daeye

  Flemish Painter (Dreamy).

• Giuseppe Zoppi

  Swiss writer (Presento il mio Ticino).

• Paul Hastings Allen

  Composer, dies at 68.

• Waldorf Astor

  House of Lords and Commons / owner of Observer.

• Youssef Aftimus

  Lebanese civil engineer and architect (Born 1866).

• Kaarlo Juho Stahlberg

  first President of Finland (Born 1865).

• John Cobb

  American philosopher and theologian.

• Joseph Allen

  American astronaut, selected by NASA in August 1967.

• George Santayana

  Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist.

• Gertrude Lawrence

  English actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End of London and on Broadway in...

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Ralph Flanagan & His Orchestra - I Should Care
2. Mario Lanza - Because You're Mine
3. Eddie Fisher - Lady of Spain
4. Pearl Bailey - Takes Two To Tango
5. Kay Starr - Comes A-Long A-Love