The temperature on July 24, 1952 was between 9.7 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The Bengali Language Movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
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.
June 21 » The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
December 1 » The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.
December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
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