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Born on Thursday December 25, 1952
- Jan Hendrik Nijdam, Groningen († 2006)
- Kenneth Lloyd Waldman, Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela († 2016)
- Corveleijn, Schipluiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Liesbeth de Haes, Echt († 1988)
- Carolina Helena Vader, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1978)
- John L Carmony, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten († 1972)
- Elizabeth Sylvia Herst, Roermond († 1954)
- Walter Dröge, Dabo Singkep († 1956)
- Jantje Van Beek, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 2003)
- Matien de Graaf, Ermelo († 1953)
Died on Thursday December 25, 1952
- Aart Tibboel (68), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Adrianus Pals (64), Born,Limburg,Netherlands
- Bernardus Johannes den Houting (69)
- Alice Carman (84), Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
- "Otto" Weriand Hugo Ernst von Windisch-Graetz (79), Lugano, Suisse
- Arie Hoogvliet (73), Nijmegen
- Adrianus Jacobus Thomas van der Meer (73), Schiedam, Zuid Holland
- Bernardus Petrus van de Bult (82), Blesdijke
- Aart van der Linden (78), Achttienhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Christiaan Halfman (70), Apeldoorn
Born on December 25
- 1949 » Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan
- 1949 » Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Brazilian singer
- 1949 » Sissy Spacek, American actress
- 1950 » Karl Rove, American political strategist and activist
- 1950 » Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball player and manager
- 1950 » Peter Boardman, English mountaineer and author († 1982)
- 1952 » CCH Pounder, Guyanese-American actress
- 1952 » Tolossa Kotu, Ethiopian runner and coach
- 1953 » Kaarlo Maaninka, Finnish runner
- 1954 » Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist
Died on December 25
- 1944 » George Steer, South African-English journalist and author (b. 1909)
- 1946 » W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, juggler, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
- 1947 » Gaspar G. Bacon, American lawyer and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)
- 1949 » Leon Schlesinger, American animator and producer, founded Warner Bros. Cartoons (b. 1884)
- 1950 » Neil Francis Hawkins, English politician (b. 1903)
- 1952 » Margrethe Mather, American photographer (b. 1886)
- 1953 » Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1865)
- 1953 » William Haselden, British cartoonist (b. 1872)
- 1956 » Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1878)
- 1957 » Charles Pathé, French record producer, founded Pathé Records (b. 1863)
Names that were popular for boys in 1952
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Peter
- Gerrit
- Robert
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- John
- Dirk
- Paul
Names that were popular for girls in 1952
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Margaretha
- Mary
- Aaltje
- Marie
- Geertruida
- Linda
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1952
- 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.
- January 26 » Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
- February 26 » Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
- March 10 » Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.
- May 3 » Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole.
- July 3 » The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
- July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
Weather December 25, 1952
The temperature on December 25, 1952 was between 2.8 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.