Famous People Who Died in 1952

• Dewey, John

  Pragmatist educator of the early 20th century

• Kelly, Alvin 'Shipwreck'

  World-champion flagpole sitter of the 1920s

• King George VI

  The king of Great Britain during WWII

• Lascurain, Pedro

  President of Mexico for under an hour

• McDaniel, Hattie

  The first black actor to win an Oscar, in 1940

• Montessori, Maria

  The founder of Montessori schools

• Peron, Eva

  Argentina's famous First Lady, known as Evita

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