Discover what happened on 31 August 1952 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Jim Rigsby (American racing driver)
- Gerhard Sedlmayr (German engineer)
- Albert Le Bail (French politician and lawyer (1898-1952))
- Henri Bourassa (Canadian politician (1868-1952))
- Albert Larsson (Swedish painter (1869-1952))
- Belisario de Jesús García (Mexican military officer, band director, and composer (1894-1952))
- Antoni Antczak (Polish journalist (1890-1952))
- José António de Andrade Sequeira (Portuguese politician)
- Theodosiy Halushchynskyi (Ukrainian Basilian priest and biblical scholar (1880–1952))
- Frederik Lunning (Danish businessperson)
- James G. Connolly (American politician and lawyer (1886-2000))
- Alice de Bary (Swiss poet (1868-1952))
- Magnus Nordman
- Harisiyos Vamvakas (Greek politician (1872-1952))
- Hans Ebert
- Karl Johann Graf von Schönborn ((1890-1952))
- Jean Buhot (French Painter (1885-1952))
- Lilian Maude Brassey ((1871-1952))
- Charlotte Grace Dodd ((1865-1952))
- Alice C. Cutler ((born 1868))
- Katherine May Frederica Fortescue ((died 1952))
- Erwin Baßler
- Emilie M. von Rochefort
- Pietro Teofilato (Italian engineer (1879-1952))
- Jim Rigsby (American racing driver)
- Otto Dürr (Swiss architect, politician, painter, draftsman and Graphiker)
- Fritz Bantli