The temperature on September 21, 1952 was between 8.6 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 8.1 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
August 11 » Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
August 12 » The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
October 20 » The Governor of Kenya declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
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