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In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]
1952Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter[†]
Roberto Remigio Benigni is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing, and starring in the Holocaust comedy drama film Life Is Beautiful (1997), for which he received the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best International Feature Film. Benigni was the first actor to win the Best Actor Academy Award for a non-English language performance.
1952Francis Fukuyama, American political scientist, economist, and author[†]
Francis Yoshihiro Fukuyama is an American political scientist, political economist, and international relations scholar, best known for his book The End of History and the Last Man (1992) which was described by The Sunday Times as one of the 12 most influential books since World War II.
1952Atsuyoshi Furuta, Japanese footballer[†]
Atsuyoshi Furuta is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
1952Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer-songwriter (died 2011)[†]
Pekka Erkki Juhani Tammilehto, better known by his stage name Topi Sorsakoski, was a Finnish singer. His father was Finnish tango singer Yrjö Johannes "Tapio" Tammilehto.
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resigns from Mayor's Com on Mgt Survey, lr to Controller Joseph; scores Com
$10-million state hosp school for children dedicated, Taunton, Mass
Eurs want early end of US aid; cite moral factors; see aid no solution to problems
While Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower spent yesterday in seclusion working on the speeches he hoped would clinch the election for him, the Republican candidate's campaign manager declared that the Democrats, led by President Truman, intended in wind up their drive for votes with a barrage of "below-the-belt" charges.
Impellitteri fiscal advisers propose special tax to augment transit system revenues
Both Presidential candidates will be in the New York City area this week in their final drives to capture the state's forty-five electoral votes.
Chinese dent main UN line on ridge NE of Panmunjon; UN counter-attacks; beats off light probes, Sniper Ridge; storms The Yoke; Chinese arty on Papasan hits UN positions; UN planes active; NK bn repulsed, Heartbreak Ridge; Chinese attacks, S slope of Iron Horse, fail; map
Statement on soft coal walkout
R W Nugent and C E Simpson slain near Tuxedo Pk; map; police blame deer poacher