Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1952

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 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

  • Feb. 2 Callistratus of Georgia

    Georgian patriarch (b. 1866)

  • Feb. 2 Charles De Roche

    Actor (10 commandments), died at 72

  • Feb. 2 Johann Babtist Thaller

    Composer dies at 79

  • Feb. 3 Harold L. Ickes

    American journalist and politician, 32nd united states secretary of the interior (b. 1874)

  • Feb. 5 Adela Verne

    English composer and pianist (d. 1952).

  • Feb. 6 George VI

    George vi of the united kingdom (d. 1952).

  • Feb. 7 Pete Henry

    American professional american football player and coach (born in 1897).

  • Feb. 9 Norman Douglas

    Essayist / novelist

  • Feb. 10 Henry Drysdale Dakin

    British-american biochemist (born in 1880).

  • Feb. 13 Josephine Tey

    Scottish playwright and mystery writer who was also the creator of scotland yard investigator alan grant. she was known as "elizabeth mackintosh", "gordon daviot", and wrote the notable works "the man in the queue" in 1928, "the daughter of time", in 1951, and "the singing sands", in 1952.

  • Feb. 13 Alfred Einstein

    German/us musicologist dies at the age of 71.

  • Feb. 14 Maurice De Waele

    Belgian cyclist (born 1896).

  • Feb. 19 Knut Pedersen Hamsun

    Nobel Prize laureate for his monumental work, <I>Growth of the Soil</I>

  • Feb. 19 Knut Hamsun

    LIT - Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, nobel prize laureate (b. 1859)

  • Feb. 19 Lawrence Grant

    Actor (bulldog drummond) dies at 82

  • Feb. 26 Theodoros Pangalos

    Greek politician who served as deputy prime minister of Greece, known for his significant role in modern Greek political landscape.

  • Feb. 27 Theodorus Pangalos Greek General/dictator 1926

    At the age of 74, he dies.

  • Feb. 29 Sarah Ann Jenyns

    Australian entrepreneur (b. 1865)