King George VI Buried at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, February 15, 1952

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. Date: April 28, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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. Date: December 5, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events…

Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people. Date: April 29, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Eisenhower Resigns as NATO Supreme Allied Commander, April 28,…

Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada. Date: February 26, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Britain Abolishes Identity Cards Under Churchill, February 21, 1952Bengali Language Movement Protests…

Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and her other Realms and Territories and Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya. Date: February 6, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt. Date: July 23, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…