At A Glance

23 October 1952 at a glance

Day of the week
23 October 1952 was a Thursday.
Top Film of 1952
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1952 was This Is Cinerama.
Bestselling Novel of 1952
“The Silver Chalice” by Thomas B. Costain was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1952.
Top-Rated TV Show
“I Love Lucy” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1952–53 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 23 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 October 1952 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 October 1952 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 23 October

  • 1945 Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract with the Brooklyn Dodger's minor league team, the Montreal Royals, breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier.
  • 1955 Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam.
  • 1955 The people of the Saar region vote in a referendum to unite with West Germany instead of France.
  • 1956 Secret police shoot several anti-communist protesters, igniting the Hungarian Revolution.
  • 1958 Belgian artist Peyo's comic characters, the Smurfs, make their debut in Spirou magazine.

Famous people born on October 23

  • Margaret Qualley, American actress (born 1994)
  • Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor and producer (born 1976)
  • Emilia Clarke, English actress (born 1986)
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic, American comedy musician, writer, and actor (born 1959)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1952 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1952 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • April 15 – The United States B-52 Stratofortress flies for the first time.
  • April 28 – The Treaty of San Francisco goes into effect, formally ending the occupation of Japan.
  • June 19 – The United States Army Special Forces is created.
More events of 1952 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1952

President

Harry S. Truman

Gas (per gallon)

$0.27

Loaf of Bread

$0.16

Average House

$8,100

Weekly Wage

$61

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