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Died on Thursday July 17, 1952

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 17, 1952 at Delpher


Born on July 17

Died on July 17

Names that were popular for boys in 1952
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Maria
  4. Cornelis
  5. Hendrik
  6. Willem
  7. Petrus
  8. Gerardus
  9. Jacobus
  10. Pieter
  11. Antonius
  12. Wilhelmus
  13. Peter
  14. Gerrit
  15. Adrianus
  16. Robert
Names that were popular for girls in 1952
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Cornelia
  4. Elisabeth
  5. Anna
  6. Wilhelmina
  7. Catharina
  8. Petronella
  9. Marie
  10. Hendrika
  11. Adriana
  12. Margaretha
  13. Jacoba
  14. Geertruida
  15. Helena
  16. Ann

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.
  • April 9 » Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
  • April 15 » First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
  • 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.
  • July 21 » The 7.3 Mw  Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.
  • November 25 » Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.
  • December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
The weather on Thursday July 17, 1952
The temperature on July 17, 1952 was between 12.8 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.

Source: KNMI