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What Happened in 1952

56 historical events, 55 notable births, and 12 notable deaths in 1952.

Major Events

January 1952

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Mau Mau Uprising — anti- colonial Insurgency in Kenya from 1952 to 1960

sports

1952 Formula One season — sports season

sports

1952 Summer Olympics medal table

sports

basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament

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1952 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article

sports

athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics — sports event in the Olympic Games

culture

1952 in film — overview of the events of 1952 in film

sports

swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics

politics

Universal Copyright Convention — 1952 international copyright treaty that requires copyright notices

sports

football at the 1952 Summer Olympics — 1952 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games

sports

wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics

sports

Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games

sports

rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta

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weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics

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field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition

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speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

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boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions

sports

gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics — overview of gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

culture

1952 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition

war

9th Golden Globe Awards — 1952 film award ceremony, on the 21st of February in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 1951 filmmaking

sports

cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics

sports

fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics

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ski jumping at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

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alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

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India at the 1952 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

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10th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams

sports

China at the 1952 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games

sports

bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the bobsleigh competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

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1952 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship — volleyball competition held in Soviet Union

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Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics — List of Canadian participants

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Denmark at the 1952 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

sports

canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Spain at the 1952 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games

February 1952

sports

1952 Winter Olympics — 6th edition of Winter Olympics, in Oslo, Norway

sports

figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

sports

ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games

July 1952

war

1952 Egyptian revolution — military overthrow of King Farouk

general

1952 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1952

general

1952 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1952

December 1952

general

Great Smog of London — 1952 air pollution event in London, England

politics

Convention on the Political Rights of Women — 1953 treaty on women's rights

October 1952

war

Ivy Mike — 1952 U.S. nuclear test; first full-scale test of a hydrogen bomb

March 1952

war

24th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1951

November 1952

politics

1952 United States presidential election — 42nd quadrennial U.S. presidential election

June 1952

general

Miss Universe 1952 — 1st Miss Universe pageant

general

1952 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race

August 1952

sports

water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Water polo at the Olympics

general

Night of the Murdered Poets — execution of thirteen Soviet Jews

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1952 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula 1 race

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1952 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1952

May 1952

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1952 Swiss Grand Prix — motor car race

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1952 Indianapolis 500 — 36th running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race

September 1952

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1952 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1952