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This year in history
In the year 1952

	January 14th	The Today Show premiered on the NBC channel. Still running today (2006), it is the second longest running show in American television.
	January 16th	King Fuad II of Egypt was born in Cairo. He was Egypt's last monarch, although he was king for only one year at the age of one.
	January 22nd	The first commercial jet planes began servicing customers of the British airline company, BOAC. After a series of mergers the company is now a part of British Airways.
	February 6th	Elizabeth II became Queen after the death of her father King George VI.
	February 14th	The VI Winter Olympic Games opened in Oslo, Norway.
	March 10th	General Fulgencio Batista lead a coup in Cuba. He remained in power until 1959 when Fidel Castro's guerrilla movement overthrew his regime
	April 24th	French fashion designer, Jean-Paul Gaultier, was born in Paris, France.
	April 28th	American actress, Mary McDonnell, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She made her breakthrough in the 1990's hot movie Dances with Wolves, 21 years after she had began her career.
	April 28th	The United States occupation of Japan ended. The occupation had started in September the 8th, 1951.
	May 6th	Italian educator, Maria Montessori, died at the age of 82. Her method of education is a very popular method of education around the world. She was the first woman to graduate from medical school in Italy.
	May 14th	American film director, Robert Zemeckis, was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is one of the leading directors in Hollywood, having directed movies such as 'Romancing the Stone', The 'Back to the future' trilogy and 'Forest Gump'.
	June 7th	Northern Irish actor, Liam Neeson, was born in Ballymena. He was a boxing champion as a youth but was later forced to abandon the sport after a blackout during one of his matches.
	June 16th	Greek politician, George Papandreou, junior, was born in Minnesota, United States. He is the grandson of George Papandreou and the son of Andreas Papandreou, both of which had served at the office of the prime minister of Greece.
	June 18th	American actress, Carol Kane, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is most known for her role in the hit sitcom, Taxi, as the wife of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman).
	June 18th	Italian actress, Isabella Rossellini, was born in Rome. She is the daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini. During the 1980's she became a popular actress, model and sex symbol around the world.
	June 22nd	Canadian actor, Graham Greene, was born in Ohsweken. He is an Oneida Indian who was catapulted to stardom after his Academy Award nominated role as 'Kicking Bird' in the 1990 film Dances With Wolves.
	July 1st	Canadian actor and comedian, Dan Aykroyd, was born in Ottawa, Ontario.
	July 23th	King Farouk of Egypt was overthrown by the military movement that had been formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
	July 24th	American film director, Gus Van Sant, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He is best known for directing the hit movies, My Own Private Idaho and Good Will Hunting.
	July 26th	Argentine persona, Eva Peron, died at the age of 33. She was the wife of Argentine President Juan Peron and is most remembered because she was the subject of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita.
	August 11th	Hussein was proclaimed king of Jordan. He ascended to the throne after the abdication of his father, King Talal, due to the fact that he suffered from schizophrenia.
	August 12th	13 of the most prominent Russian Jewish intellectuals were murdered in Moscow under the direct orders of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
	August 18th	American actor, Patrick Swayze, was born in Houston, Texas. Swayze formally trained at the Harkness and Joffrey Ballet Schools in New York City and became known during the 1980s after starring in the box office hit, Dirty Dancing.
	August 19th	American actor and director, Jonathan Frakes, was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He is best known for the role of Commander William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
	August 27th	West Germany agreed to pay Israel the sum of 3 billion Deutschmark as compensation for Germany's acts during the Second World War.
	September 2nd	American tennis player, Jimmy Connors, was born in St. Louis, Illinois. He was the worlds No. 1 ranked player for 5 consecutive years. He won eight Grand Slam singles titles and two Grand Slam doubles titles. During his career, Connors won a record 109 men's singles titles. His professional career run from 1972 till 1991 for an unparalleled 19 years.
	September 15th	Under a mandate of the United Nations Eritrea joins Ethiopia as part of a federation. Eritrea later gained its Independence from Ethiopia after a thirty year long war which ended on May 29, 1991.
	September 19th	The United States government barred actor and producer Charlie Chaplin from returning to the US after a trip to England. Chaplin, although a British citizen, lived and worked in the United States most of his life. The director of the FBI at the time, J. Edgar Hoover, had labelled Chaplin a suspected communist sympathiser and was one who arranged that his readmission to the US be denied. After the incident he decided to remain in Europe for the rest of his life and only made a single trip back to the United States in 1972 to receive an honorary academy award. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975 and honour that was to be conferred to him in 1956, which was actually vetoed by the British government so as to not offend the government of the United States.
	September 23th	Rocky Marciano knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott in the thirteenth round to become the new Heavyweight Champion of the world.
	September 25th	American actor, Christopher Reeve, was born in New York City . He was renowned for his portrayal of Superman in four motion pictures. On May 27, 1995 he was paralyzed from the neck down after a horse riding accident which left him quadriplegic.
	October 5th	English writer, Clive Barker, was born in Liverpool, England. He is one of the leading authors of contemporary horror - fantasy books.
	October 8th	A three train collision in London resulted in the death of 112 people.
	November 1st	The United States detonated the ever first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok island in the Bikini atoll located in the Pacific Ocean.
	November 5th	American basketball player, Bill Walton, was born in San Diego, California.
	November 8th	American, Christie Hefner, was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is the daughter of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and the CEO of Playboy Enterprises.
	November 15th	American professional wrestler, Randy Savage, was born in Ohio. Best known by his ring name 'Macho Man' Randy Savage, along with his many times wrestling partner Hulk Hogan, is one of the most recognized faces to ever pass through professional wrestling.
	November 25th	Agatha Christie's play, The Mousetrap, premiered at the Ambassadors theatre in London. It is the longest running play in theater history, still being performed today (2006).
	December 5th	The Abbott and Costello Show, hosted by comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, premiered on American television. They were one of the most successful team of entertainers in the history of radio and television.
	December 9th	American actor, Michael Dorn, was born in Texas. He is best known for his role as the Klingon Worf in several of the Star Trek television series and movies.

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