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February 14, 1952

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Headlines from February 14, 1952

FRANCE'S ASSEMBLY FACES A TEST VOTE ON EUROPEAN ARMY; Premier Faure Forces Issue, With Final Action Saturday a Question of Confidence SOCIALIST TACTIC BEATEN Delaying Move Loses, 384-240 -- Coalition Cabinet Strives to Get Deputies Into Line FRANCE'S ASSEMBLY FACES A TEST VOTE

By Harold Callenderspecial To the New York Times

Faure asks confidence vote on plan; hopes to overcome Socialist, Communist and Gaullist opposition; demands approval of compromise asking Brit role, US and Brit guarantees, cost sharing and equality for French units

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Notable Births

Sushma Swaraj

1952Sushma Swaraj, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2019)[†]

Sushma Swaraj was an Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. She was the second person to complete a 5-year term as the Minister of External Affairs, after Jawaharlal Nehru. A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Swaraj was the second woman to hold the office of Minister of External Affairs, after Indira Gandhi. She was elected seven times as a Member of Parliament and three times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. At the age of 25 in 1977, she became the youngest cabinet minister of the Indian state of Haryana. She also served as Chief Minister of Delhi for a short duration in 1998 and became the first female Chief Minister of Delhi.

Notable Deaths

Maurice De Waele

1952Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (born 1896)[†]

Maurice De Waele was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

Historical Context for February 14, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]