About the day » Wednesday November 5, 1952Calender converter

• John Gerard Dewaelsche, Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, VS († 2002)
• Jan Jerphaas Verbrugh, Harskamp, Gelderland, Nederland († 1974)
• Berend Mient de Vries, Lauwerzijl, Oldehove, Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland († 2008)
• Johannes (Hans) Ham, Oost-en West Souburg, Walcheren, Zeeland, Netherlands († 2015)
• Cornelis Martinus de Bruin, Nieuwkoop († 2008)
• Adrianus Theodorus Goudsblom, Oude Niedorp († 1952)
• Timothy Craig van Claeve († 2017)
• Margje (Marrie) Roelands, Steenwijk († 2023)
• Mary Lou Thompson, Fort Stockton, Pecos, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Luc Henri Beernaert, Roeselare,8800,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1979)

• Dimphna Nieuwlaat (44)
• Cornelia Johanna Breeveld. (70), Amsterdam, NH.NL
• Annie Bowman Lambert (57), Jefferson Davis Co., MS
• Cornelia Catharina Overvliet (51), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Andries Nicolaas HOBBEL Lzn (69)
• August Wener Wilhelm Muller (55), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Elisabeth Susanna Bauling (84), Haarlem
• Adriana van Asch (72), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Charles August Miller (64), West, McLennan Co, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Maria Koomans (84), Schiedam, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• 1950 » James Kennedy, American psychologist and author
• 1950 » Thorbjørn Jagland, Norwegian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Norway
• 1952 » Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1952 » Brian Muehl, American puppeteer
• 1952 » Oleh Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer and manager
• 1952 » Vandana Shiva, Indian philosopher and author
• 1953 » Florentino Floro, Filipino lawyer and judge
• 1953 » Joyce Maynard, American journalist, author, and academic
• 1954 » Alejandro Sabella, Argentine footballer and manager
• 1954 » Jeffrey Sachs, American economist and academic

• 1944 » Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)
• 1946 » Joseph Stella, Italian-American painter (b. 1877)
• 1950 » Mary Harris Armor, American suffragist (b. 1863)
• 1951 » Reggie Walker, South African runner (b. 1889)
• 1955 » Maurice Utrillo, French painter (b. 1883)
• 1956 » Art Tatum, American pianist and composer (b. 1909)
• 1960 » August Gailit, Estonian author and poet (b. 1891)
• 1960 » Donald Grey Barnhouse, American pastor and theologian (b. 1895)
• 1960 » Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
• 1960 » Ward Bond, American actor (b. 1903)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
• February 26 » Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
• April 8 » U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
• April 28 » The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II.
• May 3 » Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole.
• July 21 » The 7.3 M_w  Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.
• September 8 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.

The temperature on November 5, 1952 was between 6.9 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.