1952 in the United States

none February 2026 1952 1952 Events from the year 1952 in the United States. 2 Incumbents Federal government President: Harry S. Truman (D-Missouri) Vice President: Alben W. Barkley (D-Kentucky) Chief Justice: Fred M. Vinson (Kentucky) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) Senate Majority Leader: Ernest McFarland (D-Arizona) Congress: 82nd State governments Governors and lieutenant governors Governors 30em Governor of Alabama: Gordon Persons (Democratic) Governor of Arizona: John Howard Pyle (Republican) Governor of Arkansas: Sid McMath (Democratic) Governor of California: Earl Warren (Republican) Governor of Colorado: Daniel I. J. Thornton (Republican) Governor of Connecticut: John Davis Lodge (Republican) Governor of Delaware: Elbert N. Carvel (Democratic) Governor of Florida: Fuller Warren (Democratic) Governor of Georgia: Herman Talmadge (Democratic) Governor of Idaho: Len Jordan (Republican) Governor of Illinois: Adlai E. Stevenson II (Democratic) Governor of Indiana: Henry F. Schricker (Democratic) Governor of Iowa: William S. Beardsley (Republican) Governor of Kansas: Edward F. Arn (Republican) Governor of Kentucky: Lawrence W. Wetherby (Democratic) Governor of Louisiana: Earl K. Long (Democratic) (until May 13), Robert F. Kennon (Democratic) (starting May 13) Governor of Maine: Frederick G. Payne (Republican) (until December 24), Burton M. Cross (Republican) (starting December 24) Governor of Maryland: Theodore R. McKeldin (Republican) Governor of Massachusetts: Paul A. Dever (Democratic) Governor of Michigan: G. Mennen Williams (Democratic) Governor of Minnesota: C. Elmer Anderson (Republican) Governor of Mississippi: Fielding L. Wright (Democratic) (until January 22), Hugh L. White (Democratic) (starting January 22) Governor of Missouri: Forrest Smith (Democratic) Governor of Montana: John W. Bonner (Democratic) Governor of Nebraska: Val Peterson (Republican) Governor of Nevada: Charles H. Russell (Republican) Governor of New Hampshire: Sherman Adams (Republican) Governor of New Jersey: Alfred E. Driscoll (Republican) Governor of New Mexico: Edwin L. Mechem (Republican) Governor of New York: Thomas Dewey (Republican) Governor of North Carolina: W. Kerr Scott (Democratic) Governor of North Dakota: Clarence Norman Brunsdale (Republican) Governor of Ohio: Frank J. Lausche (Democratic) Governor of Oklahoma: Johnston Murray (Democratic) Governor of Oregon: Douglas McKay (Republican) (until December 17), Paul L. Patterson (Republican) (starting December 17) Governor of Pennsylvania: John S. Fine (Republican) Governor of Rhode Island: Dennis J. Roberts (Democratic) Governor of South Carolina: James Francis Byrnes (Democratic) Governor of South Dakota: Sigurd Anderson (Republican) Governor of Tennessee: Gordon Browning (Democratic) Governor of Texas: Allan Shivers (Democratic) Governor of Utah: J. Bracken Lee (Republican) Governor of Vermont: Lee E. Emerson (Republican) Governor of Virginia: John S. Battle (Democratic) Governor of Washington: Arthur B. Langlie (Republican) Governor of West Virginia: Okey L. Patteson (Democratic) Governor of Wisconsin: Walter J. Kohler Jr. (Republican) Governor of Wyoming: Frank A. Barrett (Republican) Lieutenant governors 30em Lieutenant Governor of Alabama: James B. Allen (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas: Nathan Green Gordon (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of California: Goodwin Knight (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: Gordon L. Allott (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: Edward N. Allen (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Delaware: Alexis I. du Pont Bayard (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Georgia: Marvin Griffin (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Idaho: Edson H. Deal (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois: Sherwood Dixon (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Indiana: John A. Watkins (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: William H. Nicholas (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Kansas: Fred Hall (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Emerson Beauchamp (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: William J. Dodd (Democratic) (until May 13), C. E. "Cap" Barham (Democratic) (starting May 13) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: Charles F. Sullivan (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: William C. Vandenberg (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota: vacant Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: Sam Lumpkin (Democratic) (until month and day unknown), Carroll Gartin (Democratic) (starting month and day unknown) Lieutenant Governor of Missouri: James T. Blair, Jr. (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Montana: Paul Cannon (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: Charles J. Warner (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Nevada: Clifford A. Jones (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico: Tibo J. Chavez (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of New York: Frank C. Moore (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: Hoyt Patrick Taylor (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota: Ray Schnell (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Ohio: George D. Nye (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: James E. Berry (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: Lloyd H. Wood (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island: John S. McKiernan (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina: George Bell Timmerman, Jr. (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota: Rex A. Terry (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee: Walter M. Haynes (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Texas: Ben Ramsey (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Vermont: Joseph B. Johnson (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: until September 20: Lewis Preston Collins II (Democratic) September 20 – December 2: vacant starting December 2: Allie Edward Stokes Stephens (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Washington: Victor A. Meyers (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: George M. Smith (Republican) Events January January 14 – The Today Show premieres on NBC, becoming one of the longest-running television series in America. February February 2 – Groundhog Day tropical storm forms just north of Cuba, moving northeast. The storm makes landfall in southern Florida the next day as a gale-force storm and transitions to a tropical storm over the Atlantic (only Atlantic tropical storm on record in February). February 6 – A mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. February 20 – Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball, by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League. March March 20 The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan. The 24th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Danny Kaye, is held at RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Vincente Minnelli's An American in Paris and George Stevens' A Place in the Sun both win a respective six awards each, the former winning Best Motion Picture and the latter winning Best Director for Stevens. Elia Kazan's A Streetcar Named Desire receives the most nominations with 12. March 21 – Tornadoes ravage the lower Mississippi River Valley, leaving 208 dead, through March 22. March 22 – Wernher von Braun publishes the first in his series of articles entitled Man Will Conquer Space Soon!, including ideas for crewed flights to Mars and the Moon. March 26 - Operation Dew I takes place in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and continues until April 21st, 1952. March 29 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces that he will not seek reelection. April April 8 – Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer: The U.S. Supreme Court limits the power of the president to seize private business, after President Harry S. Truman nationalizes all steel mills in the United States, just before the 1952 steel strike begins. April 15 – The United States B-52 Stratofortress flies for the first time. April 23 – A nuclear test is held in the Nevada desert. April 28 – The Treaty of San Francisco goes into effect, formally ending the occupation of Japan. April 29 – Lever House officially opens in New York City, heralding a new age of commercial architecture in the United States. May May 3 – U.S. lieutenant colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict land a plane at the geographic North Pole. June June 14 – The keel is laid for the U.S. nuclear submarine USS Nautilus. June 19 – The United States Army Special Forces is created. July July 3 – The ocean liner SS United States makes her maiden crossing of the Atlantic. July 19–26 – Washington D.C. UFO incident. Several alleged UFOs tracked on multiple radars. Jets scramble on several occasions and the objects take evasive action, only to return after the jets leave the area. July 21 – The 7.3 w Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds. July 25 – Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing commonwealth of the United States. August August 22 – A 5.8 w aftershock affects Bakersfield with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing two and causing an additional $10 million in damage. August 23 – Kitty Wells becomes the first woman to score a number 1 hit on the American country charts, with the song "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". August 29 – John Cage's 4' 33" premieres in Woodstock, New York. September thumb|120px|November 1: Ivy Mike September 2 – Dr. C. Walton Lillehei and Dr. F. John Lewis perform the first open-heart surgery at the University of Minnesota. September 19 – The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country, after a trip to the UK. September 23 – Republican vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon gives his Checkers speech. October October 7 – The New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 3, to win their 15th World Series Title. October 12 – The Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority is founded in New York City at Panhellenic Tower. October 14 – The United Nations begins work in the new headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. October 16 – Limelight opens in London; writer/actor/director/producer Charlie Chaplin arrives by ocean liner; in transit his re-entry permit to the USA is revoked by J. Edgar Hoover. October 1 to 31 – With an average coast-to-coast precipitation of 0.54 in mm 1 or,Contiguous U.S. Precipitation – October this is easily the driest month over the contiguous United States since reliable records began in 1895Winston, Jay S.; 'The Weather and Circulation of October 1952: The Driest Month on Record in the United States'; Monthly Weather Review; 80(10); pp. 190–194 (The second-driest, November 1917, averaged as much as 0.95 in mm 1 or.) November thumb|120px|November 4: Eisenhower elected in a landslide November 1 – Nuclear testing: Operation Ivy: The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike", at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, with a yield of 10.4 megatons. November 4 1952 United States presidential election: Republican candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower defeats Democratic Governor of Illinois Adlai Stevenson (correctly predicted by the UNIVAC computer). The Constitution Party nominates candidates. The U.S. National Security Agency is founded. November 20 – The first official passenger flight over the North Pole is made from Los Angeles to Copenhagen. November 29 – Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a political campaign promise, by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict. November – Publication of Web of Evil comic book begins. December December 1 – The New York Daily News carries a front-page story announcing that Christine Jorgensen, a transsexual woman in Denmark, has become the recipient of the first successful sexual reassignment operation. December 14 – The first successful surgical separation of Siamese twins is conducted in Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. December 20 – The crash of a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster at Moses Lake, Washington kills 86 servicemen. Undated Nearly 58,000 cases of polio are reported in the U.S.; 3,145 die and 21,269 are left with mild to disabling paralysis.A New Challenge for Former Polio Patients FDA Consumer June 1991 Evelyn Zamula 25 5 Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00006.html August 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080126120646/https://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00006.html January 26, 2008 The National Prohibition Foundation is incorporated in Indiana. The American Embassy School of New Delhi is founded. 13-year-oldhttp://oldies.about.com/od/theculture/a/christmas35.htm The Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs Oldies.about.com 1952-07-15 2011-12-25 2016-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20161218120550/http://oldies.about.com/od/theculture/a/christmas35.htm dead Jimmy Boyd's record of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus is released, selling 3 million records. Ongoing Cold War (1947–1991) Second Red Scare (1947–1957) Korean War (1950–1953) Births January January 2 Shirley Fulton, African-American prosecutor and judge (died 2023)Remembering Meck Co. first Black female prosecutor and superior judge, Shirley Fulton Wendy Phillips, actress January 3 – Jim Ross, wrestling announcerRoss Jim http://www.jrsbarbq.com/2008/01/05/happy-new-year-everyone-lots-of-feedback-answered-today%e2%80%a6-life-goes-on%e2%80%a6-and-so-does-work%e2%80%a6/ J.R.'s Blog " Happy New Year Everyone! Lots of Feedback Answered Today... Life Goes On... and So Does Work.. 2008-01-06 January 5, 2008 JRsBarBQ.com I was born on January 3, 1952, in Fort Bragg, CA. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330044734/https://www.jrsbarbq.com/2008/01/05/happy-new-year-everyone-lots-of-feedback-answered-today%e2%80%a6-life-goes-on%e2%80%a6-and-so-does-work%e2%80%a6/ March 30, 2019 dead January 6 – Moondog Spot, wrestler (died 2003) January 8 – Mel Reynolds, academic and politician January 9 – Mike Capuano, lawyer and politician January 12 Charles Faulkner, life coach, motivational speaker, trader and author Walter Mosley, author January 14 – Maureen Dowd, journalist January 16 L. Blaine Hammond, colonel, pilot and astronaut Julie Anne Peters, engineer and author (died 2023) January 19 Beau Weaver, voice actor Bruce Jay Nelson, computer scientist (died 1999) January 20 Dave Fennoy, African-American voice actor Paul Stanley, co-founder of hard rock band KIϟϟ January 21 – Louis Menand, writer and critic January 22 – Dan Dorazio, American football coach (died 2024)Ex-Husky Offensive Line Coach Dan Dorazio Dies at 72 January 23 – Shelby Jordan, American football player (died 2022)Shelby Jordan dead: College football Hall of Famer and NFL star dies at 70 January 27 – Brian Gottfried, tennis playerhttps://www.atptour.com/en/players/brian-gottfried/g029/overview Brian Gottfried April 17, 2021 January 28 – Bruce Helford, television writer and producer January 30 – Steve Bartek, guitarist and composer February February 1 – Stan Kasten, baseball executive, president of the Los Angeles Dodgers February 2 – John Cornyn, U.S. Senator from Texas from 2002 February 3 – Fred Lynn, baseball player February 5 – Mark Fuhrman, police detective, author and radio host (died 2026) February 14 – Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL February 16 – James Ingram, R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and instrumentalist (died 2019) February 22 Robert Bauer, attorney Albert Bryant, Jr., general Cyrinda Foxe, model and actress (died 2002) Bill Frist, U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007 Wayne Levi, golfer February 24 – Maxine Chernoff, poet, novelist and editor February 29 Gary the Retard, member of The Wack Pack (The Howard Stern Show) Sharon Dahlonega Bush, first female African-American primetime weather anchor March thumb|100px|Bob Costas March 1 – Janice Burgess, screenwriter (died 2024)Janice Burgess, ‘The Backyardigans’ Creator, Dies at 72 March 2 – Laraine Newman, actress and comedian March 4 – Ronn Moss, actor March 5 – Robin Hobb, writer March 8 – George Allen, U.S. Senator from Virginia from 2001 to 2007 March 11 – Frank LeMaster, American football player (died 2023)Frank LeMaster, Former Eagles Pro Bowl LB, Dies at 71 March 14 – Martin Dempsey, United States Army generalMartin Dempsey https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Dempsey Encyclopædia Britannica March 22 – Bob Costas, sportscaster March 23 – Rex Tillerson, 69th United States Secretary of State, CEO of ExxonMobil March 25 – Billy "Harp" Hamilton, singer, songwriter, harmonica-guitar playerThe Hamburg Express Magazine March 27 – Jim Bolla, basketball coach (died 2022)Jim Bolla, winningest coach in Lady Rebels history, dies March 31 Vanessa del Rio, actress Frank De Martini, architect (died 2001) April thumb|133x133px|Billy West April 1 Annette O'Toole, actress Rey Robinson, sprinter and coach April 5 – Mitch Pileggi, actorChase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA210 24 September 2019 Rowman & Littlefield 978-1-64143-316-7 210 April 12 – Ralph Wiley, sports journalist (died 2004) April 15 Glenn Shadix, actor (died 2010) Sam McMurray, actor April 16 Bill Belichick, American football coach David Hann, politician Billy West, voice actor April 20 – David Currier, alpine skier April 22 – Marilyn Chambers, porn actress (Behind the Green Door) (died 2009) April 24 – Pat Zachry, baseball player (died 2024)Former Mets pitcher Pat Zachry dead at 71 April 25 – Lane Caudell, actor April 26 – Spice Williams-Crosby, actress and stunt performer April 27 – Larry Elder, radio personality April 28 – Mary McDonnell, actresshttps://www.britannica.com/facts/Mary-McDonnell Encyclopædia Britannica Mary McDonnell Facts live https://archive.today/20220501205419/https://www.britannica.com/facts/Mary-McDonnell May 1, 2022 July 25, 2022 April 29 – Dave Valentin, Latin jazz flautist (died 2017) May May 2 – Christine Baranski, actress May 6 Gregg Henry, actor and musicianhttp://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/gregg-henry/bio/152601 Gregg Henry Biography TV Guide April 2, 2013 September 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150921094849/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/gregg-henry/bio/152601/ dead Michael O'Hare, actor (died 2012) May 8 – Ronnie Dapo, child actor May 11 Warren Littlefield, businessman Mike Lupica, sports journalist May 13 – John Kasich, Governor of Ohio May 14 – Robert Zemeckis, film director, producer and screenwriter May 15 – Chazz Palminteri, actor May 18 Diane Duane, writer George Strait, country musician May 21 Carl Carlton, singer-songwriter (died 2025) Mr. T, actor May 25 – Gordon H. Smith, U.S. Senator from Oregon from 1997 to 2009 May 26 –David Meece, singer-songwriter and pianist May 28 – Victoria Cunningham, actress, Playboy Playmate June June 3 – Billy Powell, keyboard player and songwriter (died 2009) June 4 – Scott Wesley Brown, Christian musician June 6 – Marsha Blackburn, politician June 8 – Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (died 2013) June 12 – Spencer Abraham, U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001 June 14 Pat Summitt, basketball player and coach (died 2016)((Chase's Editors)) Contemporary Books Chase's Calendar of Events 2003 https://books.google.com/books?id=1NnUNBh6jIAC September 2002 McGraw-Hill 978-0-07-139098-9 327 Leon Wieseltier, philosopher, journalist, and critic June 17 – Mike Milbury, ice hockey player, coach and executive June 18 Carol Kane, actress Miriam Flynn, actress June 19 – Jim Johnston, composer and musician June 20 – John Goodman, actor June 21 Dave Downs, baseball player Marcella Detroit, singer (Shakespears Sister) June 23 Marv Kellum, American football player (died 2023) Phil Saviano, sexual abuse activist (died 2021)Read the obituary for Phil Saviano, whistleblower in clergy sexual abuse scandal June 25 – Leonard Lance, politician June 26 Michele McDonald, nurse, model and beauty pageant titleholder (died 2020) William Arthur Pailes, astronaut June 27 – Douglas Unger, novelist June 30 David Garrison, actor Patrick Pinney, actor July July 1 David Arkenstone, musician and composer Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, drummer (died 2018) July 2 – Linda M. Godwin, scientistLyndon B. Johnson Space Center Johnson Space Center Linda M. Godwin https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/godwin_linda.pdf Biographical Data NASA February 19, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210428124402/https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/godwin_linda.pdf April 28, 2021 Houston, Texas August 2010 live July 4 – Paul Rogat Loeb, author and activist July 5 – Hillbilly Jim, professional wrestler and radio host July 6 Grant Goodeve, voice actor Jennifer Savidge, actress July 7 – Cheryl Gould, journalist July 8 Jerry Hertaus, politician and businessman from Minnesota Marianne Williamson, spiritual teacher, author and lecturer July 9 – John Tesh, composer, musician, and television host (Entertainment Tonight) July 11 – Robert Baer, author July 12 – Philip Taylor Kramer, rock musician (died 1995) July 14 Bob Casale, rock keyboardist (Devo) (died 2014) Franklin Graham, evangelist, son of Billy Graham Ken Hutcherson, American football player (died 2013) Sheila Oliver, politician (died 2023) Stan Shaw, actor July 15 Terry O'Quinn, actor Marky Ramone, musician Johnny Thunders, guitarist and singer, co-founder of the New York Dolls, inspiration for punk and glam metal; also founder of The Heartbreakers (died 1991) July 16 Stewart Copeland, drummer and songwriter Richard Egielski, author and illustrator July 17 David Hasselhoff, actor, singer, producer and businessman Nicolette Larson, pop singer (died 1997) Billy Sprague, Christian musician July 20 – Renny Cushing, former Democratic leader of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (died 2022) July 21 – John Barrasso, U.S. Senator from Wyoming from 2007 July 27 – Rich Dauer, baseball player and coach (died 2025) July 31 Chris Ahrens, ice hockey player Michael Wolff, jazz pianist August August 2 – Art James, MLB baseball outfielder August 8 Mike Ivie, baseball player (died 2023) Robin Quivers, African American radio personality (The Howard Stern Show) August 9 – Vicki Morgan, model (died 1983) August 10 Daniel Hugh Kelly, actor Brison Manor, American football player (died 2023) August 11 – Bob Mothersbaugh, rock composer and guitarist (Devo) August 12 – Daniel Biles, associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court August 13 Gary Gibbs, football coach Herb Ritts, photographer (died 2002) August 16 – Gianna Rolandi, soprano (died 2021) August 18 – Patrick Swayze, actor (died 2009) August 24 Bob Corker, U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019 Carlo Curley, organist and educator (died 2012) Brian Muehl, puppeteer Mike Shanahan, American football player and coach August 25 – Charles M. Rice, virologist, Nobel Prize recipient August 26 – Michael Jeter, actor (died 2003) August 27 Paul Reubens, actor, writer and comedian (Pee-Wee Herman) (died 2023) Roger Stone, lobbyist August 28 – Rita Dove, poet and essayist August 31 – Lee Hyla, composer (died 2014) September September 1 – Michael Massee, actor (died 2016)Slotnik Daniel E. 2016-10-28 Michael Massee, 64, Screen Villain Haunted by the Accidental Death of Brandon Lee, Dies The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/movies/michael-massee-dies.html 2021-07-20 0362-4331 September 19 Nile Rodgers, musician George Warrington, president of Amtrak (1998–2002); executive director of NJ Transit (2002–07) (died 2007) September 22 – Bob Goodlatte, U.S. Congressman from Virginia September 23 – Jim Morrison, baseball player September 24 Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, politician Mark Sandman, rock musician, artist (died 1999) September 25 bell hooks, author, academic, and activist (died 2021) Jimmy Garvin, professional wrestler Christopher Reeve, actor and activist (died 2004) September 29 – Max Sandlin, politician October thumb|145x145px|Jeff Goldblum October 2 – Robin Riker, actress and author October 13 Michael R. Clifford, astronaut and army officer (died 2021)Rich Clifford, astronaut who secretly flew with Parkinson's, dies at 69 Mundo Earwood, country music singer, songwriter (died 2014) Beverly Johnson, African-American model, actress and businesswoman October 14 Harry Anderson, actor, comedian, and magician (died 2018)https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/harry-anderson-magician-star-night-court-dies-65-n866526 Harry Anderson, magician and star of 'Night Court,' dies at 65 NBC News April 16, 2018 April 16, 2018 Rick Aviles, actor (died 1995) October 16 – Ron Taylor, actor (died 2002)https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/arts/ron-taylor-49-voice-of-blues-and-a-plant-dies.html Ron Taylor, 49, Voice of Blues and a Plant, Dies The New York Times McKinley, Jesse 2002-01-26 2011-08-07 October 18 Andy Johnson, American football player (died 2018) Chuck Lorre, sitcom creator October 21 – Patti Davis, actress and author October 22 Julie Dash, director, producer and screenwriter Jeff Goldblum, actor, a spouse of actress Geena Davis Greg Hawkes, musician October 24 Jane Fancher, author and illustrator Mark Gray, country singer, songwriter (died 2016) Peter Smagorinsky, theorist and educator Reggie Walton, baseball player David Weber, science-fiction and fantasy author November thumb|142x142px|Randy Savage thumb|133x133px|Henry Selick November 2 – Laurence D. Fink, business investor November 3 – Jim Cummings, voice actor November 5 – Bill Walton, basketball player and sportscaster (died 2024) November 7 – David Petraeus, U.S. Army general November 8 Alfre Woodard, actress Jerry Remy, baseball player and broadcaster (died 2021)Boston Red Sox broadcaster, ex-player Jerry Remy dies at age 68 November 9 – Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio from 2007 to 2025 November 12 – Ronald Burkle, entrepreneur November 14 Bill Farmer, voice actor, comedian and impressionist Maggie Roswell, actress November 15 – Randy Savage, professional wrestler also known as Macho Man (died 2011) November 19 – Stephen Soldz, psychoanalyst and activist November 27 – Buddy Rose, professional wrestler (died 2009) November 30 Keith Giffen, comic book writer, artist (d. 2023)John Jackson Miller Miller John Jackson http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays Comics Industry Birthdays Comics Buyer's Guide June 10, 2005 Iola, Wisconsin December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays February 18, 2011 dead Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer Henry Selick, filmmaker and animator December December 1 – Ellen McLain, singer and voice actress December 2 Peter Kingsbery, singer, songwriter (Cock Robin) Rob Mounsey, keyboard player, composer and producer Carol Shea-Porter, social worker, academic and politician December 6 Chuck Baker, baseball player Joe Harris, American football player Craig Newmark, computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslisthttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2006/feb/19/news.theobserver1 The nerd who became a crusader Harris Paul February 18, 2006 The Guardian January 4, 2021 Jeff Schneider, baseball player David L. Spector, biologist and academic December 7 – Susan Collins, U.S. Senator from Maine from 1997 December 13 – Junkyard Dog, pro wrestler (d. 1998)http://www.pwhf.org/halloffamers/bios/junkyard_dog.asp Junkyard Dog's Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum profile Mooneyham Mike Oliver Greg August 13, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120520010136/http://pwhf.org/halloffamers/bios/junkyard_dog.asp May 20, 2012 December 14 – William Hodgman, lawyer December 20 – Ray Bumatai, musician, singer, recording artist and actor (died 2005) Date unknown Michael Nakoneczny, American artistPainting University of Alaska Department of Art http://www.uaf.edu/art/areas/painting/ 2019-09-16 Deaths January 8 – Antonia Maury, astronomer (born 1866) January 18 – Curly Howard, vaudevillian (The Three Stooges) (born 1903) January 24 – Duke York, film actor (born 1908) January 25 – Polly Moran, actress (born 1883) January 26 – André Cheron, film actor (born 1880 in France) January 27 – Fannie Ward, actress (born 1872) January 28 – Thomas Hicks, marathon runner (born 1876) February 7 Philip G. Epstein, screenwriter (born 1909) Pete Henry, American football player and coach (born 1897) February 14 Molly Malone, silent film actress (born 1888) John Sheehan, actor (born 1885) February 21 – Francis Xavier Ford, Roman Catholic bishop, missionary, servant of God and reverend (born 1892) March 1 – Gregory La Cava, film director (born 1892) March 2 – Ole E. Benson, politician (born 1866) March 12 – Hugh Herbert, actor and comedian (born 1887) March 22 – Uncle Dave Macon, vaudeville banjoist (born 1870) March 31 Bo McMillin, American football player and coach (born 1895) Roland West, film director (born 1885) Wallace H. White, Jr., U.S. Senator from Maine (born 1877) May 9 – Canada Lee, African American actor (born 1907) May 10 – Clark L. Hull, psychologist (born 1884) May 21 – John Garfield, screen actor (born 1913) May 26 – Richard Rober, actor (born 1910) May 27 – Bertha Fowler, educator (born 1866) May 31 – George Magrill, film actor (born 1900) June 1 John Dewey, philosopher (born 1859) Malcolm St. Clair, filmmaker (born 1897) June 6 – Thomas Walsh, Roman Catholic archbishop (born 1873) June 10 – Frances Theodora Parsons, naturalist (born 1861) June 13 – Emma Eames, soprano (born 1865) June 17 – Jack Parsons, rocket engineer and occultist (born 1914) June 25 – Luke Jordan, American blues singer and guitarist (b. 1892) June 27 – Elmo Lincoln, film actor (born 1889) July 1 – A. S. W. Rosenbach, book collector (born 1876) July 4 – Walter Long, film character actor (born 1879) July 20 – Isabelle LaMal, film actress (born 1886) July 22 – Harry Carter, silent film actor (born 1879) July 26 – Edward Ellis, actor (born 1870) August 1 – Andrew Higgins, boatbuilder and industrialist (born 1886) August 2 Charles K. French, film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1860) J. Farrell MacDonald, film character actor and director (born 1875) August 11 – Riccardo Martin, tenor (born 1874) August 16 – Lydia Field Emmet, painter (born 1866) August 30 – Arky Vaughan, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) (born 1912) September 5 – Fernando Luis García, Puerto Rican marine, killed in action (born 1929) September 9 – Jonas H. Ingram, admiral (born 1886) September 23 – Ray Mala, Nastive American film actor (born 1906) September 26 – George Santayana, philosopher, died in Italy (born 1863 in Spain) September 30 – Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, businessman and politician (born 1879) October 11 – Jack Conway, film producer and director (born 1887) October 17 – Julia Dean, actress (born 1878) October 19 – Edward S. Curtis, photographer, ethnologist and film director (born 1868) October 23 – Susan Peters, actress (born 1921) October 24 – Frederick Jacobi, composer (born 1891) October 26 Myrtle McAteer, tennis player (born 1878) Hattie McDaniel, African American actress (born 1893) November 1 – Dixie Lee, singer (born 1911) November 6 – George H. Reed, African-American screen actor (born 1866) November 8 – Hugh Prosser, film actor (born 1900) November 10 – John Roche, actor (born 1893) November 21 – William D. Upshaw, temperance leader (born 1866) December 4 – Karen Horney, psychoanalyst (born 1885 in Germany) December 12 – Billy Cook, spree killer, executed (born 1928) December 15 – Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop and reverend (born 1868) December 19 – Pehr G. Holmes, politician (born 1881 in Sweden) December 29 – Fletcher Henderson, African American jazz bandleader and pianist (born 1897) December 30 – Luke McNamee, admiral and Governor of Guam (born 1871) See also List of American films of 1952 Timeline of United States history (1950–1969) References External links 1952 Category:1950s in the United States United States United States Category:Years of the 20th century in the United States