Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1952

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

• Oct. 3 Alfred Neumann

  German writer dies at 56

• Oct. 5 Joe Jagersberger

  Austrian racing driver (born 1884)

• Oct. 8 Joe Adams

  American baseball manager and player (d. 1952).

• Oct. 19 Edward S. Curtis

  American ethnologist and photographer (b. 1868)

• Oct. 20 Basil Radford

  Actor (whisky galore dead of night), is killed at 55

• Oct. 21 Hans Merensky

  South african geologist, philanthropist (born in 1871)

• Oct. 22 Ernst Rüdin

  Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (b. 1874)

• Oct. 24 Frederick Jacobi

  Composer dies at 61

• Oct. 25 Sergei Bortkiewicz

  Composer dies at 75

• Oct. 26 Hattie McDaniel

  American actress and singer (born 1895).

• Oct. 28 Billy Hughes

  English-australian politician, 7th prime minister of australia (b. 1862)

• Oct. 31 Chit Hlaing

  Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)