What Happened in 1952
56 historical events, 55 notable births, and 12 notable deaths in 1952.
Major Events
January 1952
1952 — year
Mau Mau Uprising — anti- colonial Insurgency in Kenya from 1952 to 1960
1952 Formula One season — sports season
1952 Summer Olympics medal table
basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament
1952 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics — sports event in the Olympic Games
1952 in film — overview of the events of 1952 in film
swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics
Universal Copyright Convention — 1952 international copyright treaty that requires copyright notices
football at the 1952 Summer Olympics — 1952 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games
rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta
weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics
field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions
gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics — overview of gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
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
cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics
fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics
ski jumping at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
India at the 1952 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
10th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams
China at the 1952 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games
bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the bobsleigh competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
1952 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship — volleyball competition held in Soviet Union
Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics — List of Canadian participants
Denmark at the 1952 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Spain at the 1952 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games
February 1952
1952 Winter Olympics — 6th edition of Winter Olympics, in Oslo, Norway
figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics — 1952 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games
July 1952
1952 Egyptian revolution — military overthrow of King Farouk
1952 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1952
1952 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1952
December 1952
Great Smog of London — 1952 air pollution event in London, England
Convention on the Political Rights of Women — 1953 treaty on women's rights
October 1952
Ivy Mike — 1952 U.S. nuclear test; first full-scale test of a hydrogen bomb
March 1952
24th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1951
November 1952
1952 United States presidential election — 42nd quadrennial U.S. presidential election
June 1952
Miss Universe 1952 — 1st Miss Universe pageant
1952 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race
August 1952
water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Water polo at the Olympics
Night of the Murdered Poets — execution of thirteen Soviet Jews
1952 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula 1 race
1952 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1952
May 1952
1952 Swiss Grand Prix — motor car race
1952 Indianapolis 500 — 36th running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race
September 1952
1952 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1952