At A Glance
2 February 1952 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 February 1952 was a Saturday.
- Top Film of 1952
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1952 was This Is Cinerama.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 February 1952 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 February 1952 was First Quarter.
On this day: 2 February
- 1942 The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.
- 1943 World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city.
- 1954 The Detroit Red Wings played in the first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team in an exhibition against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates in Marquette, Michigan.
- 1959 Nine experienced ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union die under mysterious circumstances.
- 1966 Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965.
Famous people born on 2 February
- Shakira, Colombian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1977)
- Paul Mescal, Irish actor (born 1996)
- Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (1947–2009)
- Ayn Rand, Russian-born American novelist and philosopher (1905–1982)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1952 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1952 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 30 April – The Adoption Bill made provision for the adoption of orphans and children aged between six months and seven years born outside wedlock.
- 11 May – In Washington, D.C., the House Foreign affairs Committee explained that Ireland's exclusion from Marshall Aid was due to its wartime neutrality.
- 30 May – The Minister for Education, Seán Moylan, announced longer summer holidays for national school children.
Life in Ireland in 1952
Taoiseach
Éamon de Valera
Petrol (per litre)
1s 9d/gal
Loaf of Bread
5d
Average House
£1,400
Weekly Wage
£3 10s
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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