Today in History for January 1952

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 32 of 32

1st - Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 5th string quartet
2nd - "Pal Joey" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 542 performances
3rd - "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
3rd - Australia beat W Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38
5th - Flying Enterprise sinks
7th - French Plevin government falls
8th - Jordan adopts constitution
9th - Belgian Pholien government resigns
9th - Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title
9th - Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty
10th - Jean Anouilh's "La valse des toréadors," premieres in Paris
11th - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Marianne Moore
12th - NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 30-13
12th - University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student
14th - "Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway & Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV
14th - Rationing of coffee in Netherlands ends
14th - Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26
16th - New Dutch bible translation finished
16th - US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary
19th - NFL takes control of NY Yanks
19th - PGA approves allowing black participants
20th - British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
20th - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
21st - Nehru's Congress party wins general election in India
24th - 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly NY Yanks
24th - Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base
24th - Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada.
25th - Test debut of Richie Benaud, v West Indies at the SCG
30th - Lehmer verifies: 2^521-1 & 2^607-1 (183 ciphers) Mersenne-prime #
30th - Paul Creston's 4th Symphony, premieres
31st - Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries
31st - Harry Heilmann & Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 58 of 58

2nd - Ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream)
2nd - Wendy Phillips, Bkln NY, actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land)
2nd - Graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001)
3rd - Jim Ross, American wrestling announcer
6th - Armelia McQueen, NC (Bkln Conservatory), actress
6th - Grant Goodeve, New Haven Conn, actor (David-8 is Enough, Dynasty)
6th - Moondog Spot, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
6th - Frank Sivero, Italian-born American actor
7th - Giuliano Ferrara
8th - Lauri Walters, SF California, actress (8 is Enough, Harrad Experiment)
8th - Norm Jarvis, Prince Albert Sask, golfer (1984 Chilliwack)
8th - Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist
9th - Eveline L Herfkens, Dutch MP (PvdA)
9th - Hugh Bayley, British politician
10th - Scott Thurston, keyboardist/guitarist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
11th - Ben Daniel Crenshaw, Austin TX, PGA golfer (1976 Bing Crosby)
11th - Lee Ritenour, LA California, jazz musician
11th - Massimo Lopez, Italian comedian
11th - Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright
11th - Michael Forshaw, Australian politician
12th - Ricky Van Shelton, country musician
12th - Charles Faulkner, American motivational speaker and author
12th - Walter Mosley, American author
13th - Cornelius Bumpus, keyboardist (Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute)
13th - Sharon Gabet, Fort Wayne IN, actress (Edge of Night, Another World)
14th - Sydney Biddle Barrow, madam/autohr (Mayflower Madam)
14th - Maureen Dowd, American writer
14th - Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania
15th - Melvyn Gale, rocker (ELO)
16th - Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr, Savannah Ga, Major USAF/astr (STS 39, 64)
16th - Roberta Baskin, NY, correspondent (48 Hours)
16th - King Fuad II of Egypt
17th - Larry Fortensky, former husband of Liz Taylor (7th)
17th - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jap, rocker (Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orch)
17th - Darrell Porter, American baseball player (d. 2002)
18th - R. Stevie Moore, American singer, songwriter, and home recording pioneer
18th - Michael Behe, American advocate of Intelligent Design
19th - Dewey Bunell, Yorkshire England, rock guitarist (America-Daisy Jane)
20th - Ian Hill, bass guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law)
20th - Paul Stanley, [Eisen], rock guitarist (KISS-Beth)
21st - Marco Camenisch, Swiss environmental activist
21st - Louis Menand, American writer and critic
22nd - Karen Moe [Thornton], US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972)
22nd - Teddy Gentry, Fort Payne Ala, country music star (Alabama-Mt Music)
22nd - Ace Vergel, Filipino actor (d. 2007)
23rd - Omar Henry, cricketer (1st colored player for South Africa 1992)
24th - William F Readdy, Quonset Point RI, astronaut (STS 42, 51, 79)
25th - Sara Mandiano, French singer and songwriter
25th - Timothy White, American journalist (d. 2002)
26th - Mario Runco Jr, Bronx NY, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 44, 54, 77)
26th - Thomas Edward Henderson, SC, basketballer (Olympic-silver-1972)
27th - Brian Gottfried, Baltimore Md, tennis star (Wimbledon Doubles 1976)
27th - Peter Garland, composer
27th - "White Shoes" Johnson, American football player
29th - Tommy Ramone, [Erdelyi], Budapest, Hungary, rock drummer/bassist (Ramones)
30th - Doug Falconer, Canadian football player
31st - Rosanne Musgrave, headmistress (Blackheath HS)
31st - Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter (d. 1969)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 16 of 16

4th - Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65
5th - Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies
5th - Victor Alexander John Hope, viceroy of India (1936-43), dies at 64
8th - Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies
8th - Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader, dies at 66
11th - Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61
11th - Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor (b. 1885)
14th - Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (b. 1878)
15th - Ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)
17th - Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74
18th - Curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903)
20th - Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74
22nd - Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52
25th - Sveinn Bjornsson, Danish 1st pres of Iceland (1944-52), dies at 70
26th - Louis van Deyssel, Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87
26th - Khorloogiin Choibalsan, leader of Mongolia (b. 1895)