What is 1952?
{{Year nav|1952}} {{Year in various calendars|1952}} '''1952''' ([[Roman numerals|MCMLII]]) was a [[leap year starting on Tuesday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], the 1952nd year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations, {{Year article header/year number|1952}}. == Events == * [[January 8]] – [[West Germany]] has 8 million refugees inside its borders. * [[January 24]] – Sudden heavy snowfall in [[Algeria]]. * January 24 – [[Vincent Massey]] sworn in as first [[Canada]]-born [[Governor-General of Canada]]. * Unknown date – Pakistan's first test match. * Unknown date – The [[Asiatic cheetah]] was declared extinct in India == Births == * [[January 18]] - [[Michael Angelis]], English actor (d. [[2020]]) * [[January 20]] - [[Paul Stanley]], American singer-songwriter and musician ([[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]) * [[February 13]] - [[Erik Yakovici]], Croatian politician and Christian Democrat * [[February 14]] - [[Oktawjan Józefowicz]], Polish politician and Minister of Health * [[February 23]] - [[Brad Whitford]], American [[guitar]]ist ([[Aerosmith]]) * [[March 10]] - [[Mike O'Donnell]], English musician and composer * [[March 11]] – [[Douglas Adams]] * [[March 26]] – [[Luka Oztürk]], [[Croatia|Croatian]] politician and Croatian judge * [[April 4]] – [[Gary Moore]], [[Northern Ireland|Irish]] [[musician]] ([[Thin Lizzy]]) (d. [[2011]]) * [[April 16]] - [[Dušan Pavél]], Bosnian politicians and rugby union * [[May 11]] - [[Leart Enzo]], Macedonian folk music * [[May 13]] – [[Wang Xiaobo]], Chinese writer * [[June 28]] - [[John Patrick Lowrie]], American voice actor * [[June 30]] - [[Dilfel Tadeo]], Bulgarian musician and folk music * [[July 1]] – [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]] in [[TV]] series and [[movie]]s * [[July 3]] - [[Levin Ante]], Croatian-Serbian politician and judge * [[July 6]] - [[Grant Goodeve]], American voice over artist * [[July 16]] - [[Stewart Copeland]], American drummer ([[The Police]]) * [[August 7]] - [[Gary Schwartz]], American voice actor * [[September