Rulers:
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-)
• Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953)
Events:
• Bridgestone Museum of Art founded in Tokyo.
• National Museum of Modern Art opened in Tokyo.
• The Hyde Collection founded in Glens Falls, NY.
Births:
• Agutter, Jenny (1952)
• Cartwright, Angela (1952)
• Dunn, Nora (1952)
• Fisher, Frances (1952)
• Kaige, Chen (1952)
• Lunghi, Cherie (1952)
• MacCorkindale, Simon (1952-2010)
• Malavoy, Christophe (1952)
• Neeson, Liam (1952)
• Reeve, Christopher (1952-2004)
• Taymor, Julie (1952)
Deaths:
• Croce, Benedetto (1866-1952)
• McDaniel, Hattie (1895-1952)
• Renoir, Pierre (1885-1952)
Music:
• Rózsa, Miklós (1907-1995): Ivanhoe (1952)
Art:
• De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978): Composizione metafisica (1950-60)
• Magritte, René (1898-1967): La légende des siècles (1952)
• Matisse, Henri (1869-1954): Nu bleu IV (1952)
Film:
• High Noon (1952)
• Le Carrosse d’or (1952)
• Singin’ in the Rain (1952)