Discover what happened on 8 May 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
- Kurt Beyer (German engineer (1891–1952))
- William Fox (Hungarian-American film producer)
- Erwin Jekelius (Austrian psychiatrist)
- P. J. Ruttledge (Irish politician (1892-1952))
- Ludwig Bohrmann (German politician (1895-1952))
- Herman Stakenborg (Dutch resistance fighter (1896–1952))
- Rollin Kirby (American political cartoonist (1875-1952))
- Elizabeth Robins (actor, producer, playwright, novelist and feminist (1862-1952))
- Gioele Solari (Italian philosopher and jurist (1872-1952))
- Elena Fortún (Spanish writer (1886-1952))
- Gilbert Walker (cricketer (1888-1952))
- Enoch Nordqvist
- O.L. Rapson (businessperson)
- Michel Thomas Verhoeks
- Mariya Domashyova (Russian actor (1875-1952))
- Ralph W. Cram (American editor (1869-1952))
- Helmer Swenholt (United States Army officer)
- Louis Dumas (French composer (1877-1952))
- Alfons Karl Graf von Montecuccoli
- Dmytro Buchko
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- Julian Henry Peter Brougham ((1932-1952))
- Charles Cecil Harman ((1877-1952), British army officer and athlete)
- Anna Josephine Wood ((died 1952))
- George Franz Kurt von Dippe (Peerage person ID=578801)
- Carl August Klein
- Henri Duray (photographer)
- Yisrael Aryeh Leib Schneerson
- Eschol M. Hammond (American photographer and postcard publisher)
- Otto Böhme
- J. H. Czock (California mountaineer (1897-1952))
- John Pringle (Irish international rugby union player)
- Friedrich Menz