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July 23, 1952

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Headlines from July 23, 1952

Gov. Schricker to Sponsor Stevenson for Nomination; SCHRICKER TO GIVE STEVENSON SPEECH THE GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS AND HIS SPONSOR FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION

By James Restonspecial To the New York Times

Reston repts Schricker, having recd Stevenson's assurance he will accept nomination, will nominate him; repts on Truman repr reptd phone call to Stevenson and agreement on acceptance; on Stevenson apparent disinterest; on delegates from over 30 states repts to Myers on support for Stevenson; on Harriman, Kefauver aides reptd stress on Stevenson reptd statement he is temperamentally unfit for job; on Stevenson revised view of draft; on Prof Johnson

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Notable Births

1952Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2008)[โ€ ]

Paul Anthony Hibbert was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1977. He was born in Brunswick, Victoria.

1952Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player and coach (died 1995)[โ€ ]

William Donald Nyrop was an American professional ice hockey player. He played 207 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota North Stars from 1976 to 1982. He won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens three times, in 1976, 1977, and 1978. Internationally Nyrop played for the American national team at the 1976 Canada Cup, where he served as captain.

John Rutsey

1952John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (died 2008)[โ€ ]

John Howard Rutsey was a Canadian musician best known as a founding member and original drummer of Rush. He performed on the band's 1974 debut album, but left shortly after its release due to health problems which limited his ability to tour with the band. He was subsequently replaced by Neil Peart, who would remain the drummer of Rush on the band's future recordings and for the rest of its active history.

Janis Siegel

1952Janis Siegel, American jazz singer[โ€ ]

Janis Siegel is a multiple grammy-winning American jazz singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.

Historical Events

Mohamed Naguib

1952General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.[โ€ ]

Major General Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan, known simply as Mohamed Naguib, was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who, along with Gamal Abdel Nasser, was one of the two principal leaders of the Free Officers movement of 1952 that toppled the monarchy of Egypt and the Sudan, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Egypt.

Historical Context for July 23, 1952

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