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24 December 1952 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 December 1952 was a Wednesday.
- Top Film of 1952
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1952 was This Is Cinerama.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 24 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 December 1952 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 December 1952 was First Quarter.
On this day: 24 December
- 1941 World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.
- 1941 World War II: Benghazi is conquered by the British Eighth Army.
- 1943 World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord.
- 1944 World War II: The Belgian Troopship Leopoldville was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 763 soldiers and 56 crew.
- 1951 Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.
Famous people born on 24 December
- Howard Hughes, American businessman, engineer, and pilot (1905–1976)
- Ed Miliband, British politician, Foreign Secretary (born 1969)
- Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898)
- Davante Adams, American football player (born 1992)
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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
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Pierce Brosnan16 May 1953ActorView their day →Brendan Gleeson29 March 1955ActorView their day →Fiona Shaw10 July 1958ActressView their day →Gabriel Byrne12 May 1950ActorView their day →Colm Meaney30 May 1953ActorView their day →Bob Geldof5 October 1951Singer-songwriter & political activistView their day →Catherine Connolly5 November 1955President of IrelandView their day →Shane MacGowan25 December 1957Singer-songwriterView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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