Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1952

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1952. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Dec. 1 Victor E Orlando

  Italian premier (1917-19), is killed at the age of 92.

• Dec. 3 Rudolf Margolius

  Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1913)

• Dec. 4 Karen Horney

  German/us neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67

• Dec. 8 Charles Lightoller

  English second officer on titanic (born in 1874)

• Dec. 9 Abe Manley

  American baseball team owner (born in 1885).

• Dec. 12 Bedrich Hrozny

  Czech orientalist and linguist (born 1879).

• Dec. 16 Robert Henry Best

  American journalist (b. 1896)

• Dec. 21 Kenneth Edwards

  American golfer (b. 1886)

• Dec. 24 Henry A "Hans" Kramers

  Dutch theoretical physicist, who dies at 58.

• Dec. 25 Margrethe Mather

  American photographer (b. 1886)

• Dec. 26 Pietro Pancrazi

  Italian writer and literary critic.

• Dec. 27 Patrick Joseph Hartigan

  Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)

• Dec. 27 Henri G Winkelman

  Dutch supreme commander navy/army 1940, dies aged 76.

• Dec. 29 Fletcher Henderson

  Influential jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer.

• Dec. 29 Beryl Rubinstein

  American pianist, composer and teacher (b. 1898)

• Dec. 30 Ivan Olbracht

  Writer