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Born on Thursday August 21, 1952
- Johannes (Johan) Omvlee, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2011)
- Klaas Halbersma († 1968)
- Hendrikje Snijders, Amersfoort († 1953)
- Patrick Franciscus August Van Tendeloo, Lier
- Johan VOLGERS, Deventer († 2012)
- Antonius Johannes Adrianus Suijker, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
- Antonius Simon Cornelis van Alphen, Vught, Noord Brabant († 2017)
- Franciscus Marinus Luijsterburg, Heerle,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1970)
- Cornelis Johan van Bemmel, Muiden († 1997)
- Rudi Thomaes, Antwerpen, Antw., B († 2018)
Died on Thursday August 21, 1952
- Adreas Johannes Maria Braam (0), Dalfsen, Nederland
- Charles Wellington Wildman (54), Creston, British Columbia, Canada
- Aagje Schilder (81), Volendam
- Benjamin Klaassen (82), Hoek,Gemeente Terneuzen,Zeeland,Netherlands
- Aagje Schilder (81), Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Agatha Johanna Elisabeth van Notten (79), Amersfoort,Gemeente Amersfoort,Utrecht,Netherlands
- Aagje van 't Jagertje SCHILDER (81), Volendam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alowizius Jozephus Giesen (79)
- Adriana Catharina Couwenbergs (85), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
- Aaltje Koopmans (66), Driebergen-Rijsenburg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 21, 1952 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- De waarheid
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
- De nieuwsgier
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Algemeen Indisch dagblad : de Preangerbode
Born on August 21
- 1950 » Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer-songwriter and model
- 1951 » Chesley V. Morton, American businessman and politician
- 1951 » Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
- 1951 » Yana Mintoff, Maltese politician, economist and educator
- 1952 » Bernadette Porter, English nun and educator
- 1952 » Jiří Paroubek, Czech soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
- 1952 » Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2002)
- 1952 » Keith Hart, Canadian firefighter, wrestler, and trainer
- 1953 » Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director
- 1954 » Archie Griffin, American football player
Died on August 21
- 1940 » Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (b. 1863)
- 1940 » Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1882)
- 1940 » Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (b. 1879)
- 1943 » Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)
- 1947 » Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French engineer and businessman, founded Bugatti (b. 1881)
- 1951 » Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (b. 1905)
- 1957 » Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. 1888)
- 1957 » Mait Metsanurk, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1879)
- 1957 » Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)
- 1960 » David B. Steinman, American engineer, designed the Mackinac Bridge (b. 1886)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1952
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.
- April 28 » Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
- 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.
- November 4 » The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.
- December 30 » An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashed in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.
Weather August 21, 1952
The temperature on August 21, 1952 was between 11.8 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (28%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.