Historical figures in 1952
The atlas holds 80 people and 119 moments here, in 1952. The most recorded lives are Yukio Mishima, Eva Perón and Eleanor Roosevelt. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Akira Kurosawa
in 1952
1 moment here
Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor, and painter. Kurosawa directed 30 feature films between 1943 and 1993, including Rashomon, Seven…
Alan Turing
in 1952
3 moments here
English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computing pioneer. Turing studied at Cambridge and Princeton, worked at Bletchley Park during the…
Albert Luthuli
in 1952
1 moment here
Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…
Aretha Franklin
in 1952
1 moment here
American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…
Audrey Hepburn
in 1952
1 moment here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Bob Hawke
in 1952
1 moment here
Australian trade-union leader and Labor politician who served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991.…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1952
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Che Guevara
in 1952
3 moments here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Deng Xiaoping
in 1952
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…
Doris Lessing
in 1952
2 moments here
British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…
Douglas Adams
in 1952
2 moments here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1952
2 moments here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Édith Piaf
in 1952
1 moment here
French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…
Eleanor Roosevelt
in 1952
4 moments here
American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…
Elizabeth II
in 1952
3 moments here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Elizabeth Taylor
in 1952
1 moment here
British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…
Eva Perón
in 1952
5 moments here
María Eva Duarte de Perón, known as Eva or Evita Perón, was an Argentine actress, political leader, social-welfare organizer, and First Lady of…
Fidel V. Ramos
in 1952
1 moment here
Filipino military officer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.…
Fulgencio Batista
in 1952
1 moment here
Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
in 1952
1 moment here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
Glynis Johns
in 1952
2 moments here
British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…
Grace Kelly
in 1952
2 moments here
American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…
Harry S. Truman
in 1952
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Helen Keller
in 1952
2 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Moments
- 1952 Norway visit Alan Turing
- 1952 Defiance Campaign work on the East Rand Albert Luthuli
- 1952 Early gospel singing at New Bethel Aretha Franklin
- 1952 Filming Monte Carlo Baby Audrey Hepburn
- 1952 University graduation Bob Hawke
- 1952 South American motorcycle journey Che Guevara
- 1952 Visit to Chuquicamata copper mine Che Guevara
- 1952 Volunteer work at San Pablo leper colony Che Guevara
- 1952 Family move to the East End Douglas Adams
- 1952 Pakistan women's-group tour Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1952 Round-the-world Middle East and Asia journey Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1952 Visit to Israel Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1952 Moved into Buckingham Palace as Queen Elizabeth II
- 1952 Service in Korea Fidel V. Ramos
- 1952 Gertie at the Plymouth Theatre Glynis Johns
- 1952 Farewell in Durban Helen Keller
- 1952 Residence at the Waldorf apartment Herbert Hoover
- 1952 Summer fieldwork in western Guangxi Huang Xianfan
- 1952 Mau Mau campaign deployment Idi Amin
- 1952 Conducting Cantata premiere Igor Stravinsky
- 1952 Appointment at Malmö City Theatre Ingmar Bergman
- 1952 Helsinki Olympics reporting trip Italo Calvino
- 1952 École Normale Supérieure admission Jacques Derrida
- 1952 Shanghai No. 2 Design Bureau assignment Jiang Zemin
- 1952 Elementary school in Kingsville Jim Morrison
- 1952 Waynflete Lectures John Eccles
- 1952 Kapenguria Six trial Jomo Kenyatta
- 1952 Returned and settled in Rio de Janeiro Jorge Amado
- 1952 War College studies Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1952 Hospitalization after Monza crash Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1952 Monza crash Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1952 Non-championship racing at Albi Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1952 Non-championship racing at Dundrod Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1952 The Millionairess in London's West End Katharine Hepburn
- 1952 Légion d'Honneur at Cité Radieuse Le Corbusier
- 1952 Concert at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Louis Armstrong
- 1952 Dyer Award Lecture at NIH Macfarlane Burnet
- 1952 Woodward Lecture at Yale Macfarlane Burnet
- 1952 Economics degree at Panjab University Manmohan Singh
- 1952 Biomolecular conference in Rio de Janeiro Maurice Wilkins
- 1952 Subsequent trip to Peru Maurice Wilkins
- 1952 Minister-counselor appointment Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1952 Opens Kalighat Home for the Dying Mother Teresa
- 1952 Chargé d'affaires in Tokyo Octavio Paz
- 1952 First journey to India Octavio Paz
- 1952 Stay in Naples Pablo Neruda
- 1952 Performance visit to Afghanistan Ram Narayan
- 1952 Teaching at Driefontein Catholic Mission Robert Mugabe
- 1952 Pather Panchali production begins Satyajit Ray
- 1952 Military studies in Italy Siad Barre