Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1952

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1952. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

Dec. 3 Rudolf Margolius
Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1913).
Dec. 3 Rudolf Slánský
Dec. 5 Farhat Hached
Dec. 8 Charles Lightoller
English second officer on titanic (born in 1874).
Dec. 16 Robert Henry Best
American journalist (b. 1896).
Dec. 18 Ernst Stromer
Dec. 18 Charles-Gustave Kuhn
Dec. 20 Francesco La Grassa
Dec. 20 Fritz Förderer
Dec. 21 Kenneth Edwards
American golfer (b. 1886).
Dec. 21 Alfredo Albertini
Dec. 22 Jurigis Savickis
Dec. 22 Georges Le Roy
Dec. 22 Charles Théodore Brécard
Dec. 22 Emilio Rizzi
Dec. 23 Marjorie Bowen
Dec. 23 Eli Heckscher
Dec. 23 Karel Kužel
Dec. 23 Benito Lynch
Dec. 24 Gaetano Cosentino
Dec. 24 Anton Johansson
Dec. 25 Margrethe Mather
American photographer (b. 1886).
Dec. 25 Otto zu Windisch-Graetz
Dec. 26 Pietro Pancrazi
Dec. 27 Patrick Joseph Hartigan
Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878).
Dec. 28 Carlo Agostini
Dec. 29 Fletcher Henderson
Influential jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer.
Dec. 29 Beryl Rubinstein
American pianist, composer and teacher (b. 1898).
Dec. 30 Lanfranco Turci