Date: November 25, 1952
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…
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…
The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia. Date: September 15, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Geoffrey Dummer Publishes Integrated Circuit Concept, May 7, 1952De Havilland Comet First Jetliner Passenger Flight to Johannesburg, May…
Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan. Date: August 11, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952U.S. Establishes National Security Agency (NSA) – November 4, 1952SS United States Maiden Voyage, Blue Riband Victory…
The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds. Date: July 21, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Catalina Affair: Swedish…
The Governor of Kenya Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising. Date: October 20, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952US Plane…