Today in History for May 1952

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 35 of 35

1st - Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada
1st - Mr Potato Head, introduced
1st - TWA introduces tourist class
2nd - 1st performance of John Cage's "Water Music"
2nd - 1st scheduled jet airliner passenger service began with a BOAC Comet
2nd - Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of Netherlands which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers
3rd - "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances
3rd - 1st landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole
3rd - 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6
4th - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open
5th - Pulitzer prize awarded to Herman Wouk (Caine Mutiny)
5th - Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base
7th - The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer.
8th - "Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 72 performances
8th - "Shuffle Along" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 4 performances
8th - Mad Magazine debuts
10th - "Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 4 performances
12th - Charlton Playground named in Bronx
12th - Gaj Singh is crowned Maharaja of Jodhpur.
13th - Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings
13th - Pandit Nehru becomes premier of India
13th - The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
15th - Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Wash Senators, 1-0
15th - Johnny Longden becomes 2nd jockey to ride 4,000 winners
16th - "New Faces (of 1952)" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 365 performances
17th - 78th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Blue Man wins in 1:57.4
18th - Professor WF Libby said Stonehedge dates back to 1848 BC
21st - Bkln Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning & beat Cin Reds, 19-1
21st - Dutch Queen Juliana opens Amsterdam-Rhine Canal
27th - European Defense Community forms
28th - Memphis Kiddie Park opens in Brooklyn, Ohio. The park's Little Dipper roller coaster would become the oldest operating steel roller coaster in North America.
28th - The women of Greece are given the right to vote.
29th - 2nd Round Conference between Dutch Antilles & Suriname ends
30th - Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves
30th - Darius Milhaud's "West Point Suite," premieres

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 59 of 59

2nd - Christine Baranski, Buffalo NY, actress (Maryann-Cybill, Birdcage)
2nd - Mari Natsuki, Japanese singer, dancer and actress
3rd - Allen Wells, England, 100m dash (Olympic-gold-1980)
3rd - Caitlin Clarke. American actress (d. 2004)
4th - Michael Barrymore, English comedian, actor, quiz master and entertainer
5th - Louis Cortelezzi, rock saxophonist (Mink DeVille)
5th - Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (d. 2005)
6th - Chiaki Naito-Mukai, Tatebayashi Japan, astronaut (STS 65, sk:95)
6th - Christian Clavier, French actor
6th - Michael O'Hare, American actor
7th - Amy Heckerling, Bronx, dir (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless)
7th - Derek Taylor, rocker (Let it Be, Beatles Anthology)
8th - Beth Henley, Jackson Miss, actress/playwright (Miss Firecracker)
8th - Charles J Camarda, NYC, PhD/astronaut
9th - Patrick Ryecart, actor (Silas Mariner)
10th - Lee Brilleaux, Durban South Africa, British musician (Dr Feelgood)
10th - Sly Dunbar, Kingston Jamaica, reggae drummer (Sly & Robbie)
10th - Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer
11th - Darrow Igus, Newark NJ, comedian (Fridays, Roll Out)
11th - Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian actress
11th - Frances Fisher, English-born actress
11th - Mike Lupica, American sports journalist
11th - Renaud Séchan, French composer
11th - Warren Littlefield, American television executive
13th - John R Kasich, (Rep-R-OH, 1983- )
13th - Manfred Langer, Austrian/Dutch disco builder
13th - Sew Shivnarine, cricketer (3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain)
14th - David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer (Talking Heads-Burning Down the House)
14th - Donald R McMonagle, Flint Mich, Mjr USAF/astronaut (STS 39, 54, 66)
14th - M J Smith, LPGA golfer
14th - Scott Irwin, American professional wrestler (d. 1987)
15th - Rick Waits, baseball pitcher (Rangers, Indians, Twins)
16th - James Herndon, American media psychologist
17th - Jody Pijper, Dutch (background) singer
17th - Howard Hampton, Canadian politician
18th - Diane E[lizabeth] Duane, US, sci-fi author (Door into Fire)
18th - George Strait, Pearsall Tx, country singer (All My Exes Live in Texas)
18th - Martin R Hoke, (Rep-R-Ohio)
18th - Jeana Yeager, American aviator
19th - Barbara Loomis, rocker (BT Express)
19th - Bert van Marwijk, Dutch football manager
20th - Warren Cann, Victoria Canada, rock drummer (Ultravox)
20th - Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer
Actor Mr. T (Laurence Tureaud) (21st) 21st - Mr. T, [Lawrence Tureaud], Chicago, American actor (A-Team, Rocky III, T & T)
21st - Mr. T, American actor
22nd - Jan Todd, woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat
22nd - R W Eaks, Colorado Springs CO, Nike golfer (1990 Quicksilver Open)
23rd - "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, NJ, middleweight boxing champ (1982-83)
23rd - Deborah Adair, actress (Tracey-Dynasty, Kate-Day of Our Life)
23rd - James Mankey, rocker (Concrete Blonde)
23rd - Anne-Marie David, French singer
25th - Al Sarrantonio, American writer
25th - Gordon Smith, American politician
25th - Jeffrey Bewkes, American media executive
26th - David Meece, Christian musician
28th - Russell J. Wintner, American film executive
29th - Louise Cooper, UK, sci-fi author (Nemesis, Inferno, Infanta, Nocturne)
30th - Zoltan Kocsis, composer
31st - Karl Bartos, German musician (Kraftwerk, Electronic)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 14 of 14

1st - William Fox, [Fried], US film pioneer (Nickelodeon), dies at 73
6th - Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60
6th - Maria Montessori, Italian physician/educationist, dies at 81
8th - William Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879)
9th - Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45
11th - Giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87
15th - Albert Basserman, actor (Madame Curie, Rhapsody in Blue), dies at 84
15th - Italo Montemezzi, composer, dies at 76
16th - Alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v South Africa 1892), dies
18th - Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer, dies at 86
21st - John Garfield, actor (Juarez, Air Force), dies at 39
23rd - Georg Alfred Schumann, composer, dies at 85
26th - Damaso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55
31st - Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies