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In the year 1952

1,678 Notable birthdays

Zoran Đinđić

Serbian politician (1952−2003).

Born August 1st, 1952 in Šamac.

Died March 12th, 2003 at 50 years old in Belgrade (gunshot wound).

Jean-Dominique Bauby

French journalist, author and editor with locked-in syndrome (1952-1997).

Born April 23rd, 1952 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 9th, 1997 at 44 years old in Garches (pneumonia).

Charlie Whiting

Formula one race director.

Born August 12th, 1952 in Sevenoaks.

Died March 14th, 2019 at 66 years old in Melbourne (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Ray Sharkey

American stage, film and television actor (1952–1993).

Born November 14th, 1952 in Brooklyn.

Died June 11th, 1993 at 40 years old in Brooklyn (death from AIDS-related complications).

Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Politician from trinidad and tobago.

Born April 22nd, 1952 (age 74 years) in Siparia.

Christine Estabrook

American actress.

Born September 13th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Erie.

Carolyn Pickles

British actress.

Born February 8th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Wakefield.

Eric Pickles

British politician (born 1952).

Born April 20th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Keighley.

Bill Beaumont

English rugby union footballer and rfu chairman.

Born March 9th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Preston.

Raymond Domenech

French football manager (born 1952).

Born January 24th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Lyon.

Henry Padovani

French musician.

Born October 13th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Bastia.

Robert D. Kaplan

American writer.

Born June 23rd, 1952 (age 73 years) in New York City.

Whit Stillman

American screenwriter/director (born 1952).

Born January 25th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Washington, D.C..

Gordon McQueen

Scottish association football player and manager (1952–2023).

Born June 26th, 1952 in Kilwinning.

Died June 15th, 2023 at 70 years old in Hutton Rudby. [ref]

Asma Jahangir

Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer (1952–2018).

Born January 27th, 1952 in Lahore.

Died February 11th, 2018 at 66 years old in Lahore (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Ted Wass

American television director.

Born October 27th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Lakewood.

Manuel Zelaya

Honduran politician and businessman (born 1952).

Born September 20th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Catacamas.

Didier Raoult

French physician and microbiologist.

Born March 13th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Dakar.

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Jamaican dub poet.

Born August 24th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Chapelton.

Herb Ritts

American photographer (1952–2002).

Born August 13th, 1952 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died December 26th, 2002 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]

Parveen Shakir

Pakistani writer and poet (1952–1994).

Born November 24th, 1952 in Karachi.

Died December 26th, 1994 at 42 years old in Islamabad (traffic collision).

Teófilo Stevenson

Cuban boxer (1952–2012).

Born March 29th, 1952 in Puerto Padre.

Died June 11th, 2012 at 60 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Chen Kaige

Chinese film director and screenwriter.

Born August 12th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Beijing. [ref]

Rachel Chagall

American actress.

Born November 24th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Brooklyn.

Samir Geagea

Lebanese politician.

Born October 25th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Ain El Remmaneh.

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