What happened in 1952?
356 recorded events in 1952, including 145 in people, 72 in science & technology and 39 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 17
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Battle of Na San
1952 battle of the First Indochina War
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Battle of Triangle Hill
Battle in 1952
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Battle of Nanri Island
1952 battle
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Battle of White Horse
1952 battle during the Korean War
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Battle of Old Baldy
1952 battle of the Korean War
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Attack on the Sui-ho Dam
1952 US air-raid on hydro-electric dams during the Korean War
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1952 Clash of Ismailia
1952 British forces attack on Ismailia police station
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Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago
1952 battle
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Battle of Hill Eerie
1952 engagement in the Korean War
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First Battle of the Hook
1952 battle of the Korean War
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Second Battle of the Hook
1952 battle
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1952 raid on Beit Jala
Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict
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Battle of Nghĩa Lộ
1952 battle
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Battle of the Noris
Battle of the Korean War
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Battle of Bunker Hill
1952 battle of the Korean War
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Battle of Outpost Kelly
1952 battle of the Korean War
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Battle of Jackson Heights
1952 battle of the Korean War
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Politics & Government 5
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Universal Copyright Convention
1952 international copyright treaty that requires copyright notices
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Treaty of Taipei
Peace treaty between Republic of China and Japan, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War
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General Treaty
1950s treaty making West Germany a restricted sovereign state
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Treaty establishing the European Defence Community
1952 agreement on common security protocols
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Paris Protocol
1952 treaty of NATO states
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People 145
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George VI died
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
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Benedetto Croce died
Italian philosopher (1866-1952)
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Harold Innis died
Canadian professor of political economy (1894–1952)
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Maria Montessori died
Italian physician and educator (1870-1952)
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Chaim Weizmann died
Israeli statesman and British chemist (1874–1952)
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Edward S. Curtis died
American photographer (1868-1952)
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Rashid Jahan died
Indian writer (1905–1952)
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Eva Perón died
Argentine actress and politician (1919–1952)
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Hattie McDaniel died
American actress (1893-1952)
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Tobias Lewenstein died
Chief Rabbi of Denmark (1903-1910)
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Amram Qorah died
Last chief-rabbi of Yemen's Jewish community (1871-1952)
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Armida Barelli died
Italian activist, editor (1882-1952)
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Latife Bekir Çeyrekbaşı died
Ottoman-Turkish teacher, politician and women's rights activist
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Majida Baklouti Boulila died
Tunisian activist (1931–1952)
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Sven Hedin died
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
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John Garfield died
American actor (1913-1952)
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Margaret Stovel McWilliams died
Canadian historian
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Bernard Lyot died
French astronomer (1897-1952)
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Hans Kramers died
Dutch physicist (1894–1952)
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Antonia Maury died
American astronomer (1866–1952)
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Max Dehn died
German-American mathematician (1878-1952)
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Vladimir Voronin died
Soviet naval explorer (1890–1952)
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David Kakabadze died
Georgian artist (1889-1952)
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Aven Nelson died
U.S. botanist (1859–1952)
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Walter Tennyson Swingle died
American botanist (1871-1952)
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Karl Rechinger died
Austrian botanist (1867-1952)
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Kina Konova died
Bulgarian schoolteacher
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Caroline Nelson died
Danish-born birth control advocate and radical socialist
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Nesaruddin Ahmad died
Bangladeshi Islamic scholar
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Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa died
Polish activist
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Edith Jones died
Australian activist
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Harriet Redmond died
African-American suffragist
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Susan Peters died
American actress (1921–1952)
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Gino Fano died
Italian mathematician (1871-1952)
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Vladimir Albitsky died
Astronomer
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Forest Ray Moulton died
American astronomer and mathematician of the XXth century (1872–1952)
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Yakov Frenkel died
Russian physicist (1894–1952)
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Jack Parsons died
American rocket engineer (1914–1952)
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Guido Castelnuovo died
Italian mathematician (1865–1952)
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Georgy Shpagin died
Soviet weapons designer (1897-1952)
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Ronald Rawson died
Boxer (1892–1952)
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Mary Engle Pennington died
American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952)
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Aleksandr Andronov died
Russian physicist (1901-1952)
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Edwin Grant Conklin died
American biologist and zoologist (1863–1952)
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Clifford Hugh Douglas died
British engineer and economic theorist (1879–1952)
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Paul Nemenyi died
Hungarian mathematician and physicist specializing in continuum mechanics
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Felix Ehrenhaft died
Austrian physicist (1879–1952)
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Henry Drysdale Dakin died
British chemist (1880-1952)
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Ernest Vessiot died
French mathematician (1865–1952)
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Johnny McDowell died
Racecar driver
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Lucien Fabre died
French writer (1889–1952)
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Nathan Levinson died
Sound engineer (1888-1952)
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Vladimir Ipatieff died
American-Russian chemist (1867–1952)
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Nevil Sidgwick died
English theoretical chemist (1873–1952)
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Charles Inglis died
British civil engineer (1875-1952)
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Jim Rigsby died
American racing driver
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Joe James died
American racing driver
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Tadeusz Estreicher died
Polish historian and chemist (1871–1952)
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Aikitu Tanakadate died
Japanese physicist
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Albert Monard died
Swiss zoologist (1886-1952)
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Makharbek Tuganov died
Ossetian artist, publicist, ethnologist
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Max Steineke died
American petroleum geologist
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John Arthur died
British missionary and doctor (1881-1952)
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Buford F. Gordon died
American civil rights activist
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Jack Conway died
American film director and actor (1887–1952)
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Fletcher Henderson died
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1897–1952)
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Vasili Eroshenko died
Anarchist writer, Esperantist, linguist and teacher (1890–1952)
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Enrique Jardiel Poncela died
Spanish dramatist (1901–1952)
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Albert Bassermann died
German actor (1867-1952)
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Alberto Savinio died
Italian painter, writer, and composer (1891–1952)
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Gertrude Lawrence died
English actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer (1898–1952)
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Pierre Renoir died
French actor (1885–1952)
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Curly Howard died
American comedian as one of the Three Stooges (1903-1952)
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Karel Lamač died
Czech film director (1897–1952)
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Elisabeth Schumann died
German soprano (1888–1952)
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Adolf Busch died
German violinist and composer
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Polly Moran died
Actress, vaudevillian (1883-1952)
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Orhan Pamuk born
Born in Istanbul. Turkish novelist, academic and Nobel laureate (born 1952).
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Park Geun-hye born
Born in Daegu. President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017.
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Imran Khan born
Born in Lahore. 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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Cyril Ramaphosa born
Born in Soweto. President of South Africa since 2018.
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Salome Zourabichvili born
Born in Paris. President of Georgia and former diplomat.
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Bronisław Komorowski born
Born in Oborniki Śląskie. Polish politician; President of Poland (2010–2015).
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Emomali Rahmon born
Born in Danghara. President of Tajikistan (1992-present).
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Idriss Déby born
Born in Fada. Chadian former president (1952–2021).
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Robert Zemeckis born
Born in Chicago. American screenwriter, film producer and director (born 1952).
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Francis Fukuyama born
Born in Hyde Park. American political scientist, political economist, and author.
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Lee Hsien Loong born
Born in Singapore. 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024.
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Tomislav Nikolić born
Born in Kragujevac. 4th President of the Republic of Serbia.
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Jostein Gaarder born
Born in Oslo. Norwegian author (born 1952).
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Vandana Shiva born
Born in Dehradun. Indian philosopher, activist and environmentalist (*1952).
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Hun Sen born
Born in Peam Kaoh Sna Commune. Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023).
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Giorgos Papandreou born
Born in Ramsey. Greek politician, president of the Socialist International.
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Oleh Blokhin born
Born in Kyiv. Ukrainian footballer, coach, and politician.
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Thomas Boni Yayi born
Born in Tchaourou. Beninese politician and Former President of Benin.
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Rex Tillerson born
Born in Wichita Falls. 69th United States Secretary of State.
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Morgan Tsvangirai born
Born in Gutu. Former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1952-2018).
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David Hasselhoff born
Born in Baltimore. American actor, singer, producer, and businessman (born 1952).
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Zoran Đinđić born
Born in Šamac. Serbian politician (1952−2003).
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bell hooks born
Born in Hopkinsville. American author and activist (1952–2021).
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Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli born
Born in Tehrathum District. Prime Minister of Nepal (2015–2016; 2018–2021; 2024–2025).
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Paul Reubens born
Born in Peekskill. American actor and comedian (1952–2023).
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Álvaro Uribe Vélez born
Born in Medellín. 39.º President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010.
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu born
Born in Lagos. 12th Governor of Lagos (1999–2007) and President of Nigeria since 2023.
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Danilo Türk born
Born in Maribor. President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012.
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Sushma Swaraj born
Born in Ambala Cantonment. Indian politician.
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Yusuf Raza Gilani born
Born in Karachi. Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012.
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Manuel Zelaya born
Born in Catacamas. Honduran politician and businessman (born 1952).
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Irina Bokova born
Born in Sofia. Bulgarian diplomat.
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Sushila Karki born
Born in Biratnagar. Interim prime minister of Nepal since 2025.
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Mahamadou Issoufou born
Born in Dandadji. President of Niger from 2011 to 2021.
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Hilary Mantel born
Born in Glossop. British writer (1952–2022).
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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah born
Born in Oshana Region. Namibian politician.
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David Petraeus born
Born in Cornwall-on-Hudson. U.S. Army general and public official (born 1952).
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Vikram Seth born
Born in Kolkata. Indian novelist and poet.
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Guillermo Vilas born
Born in Mar del Plata. Argentine tennis player.
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Michael Cunningham born
Born in Cincinnati. American novelist and screenwriter.
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Sergei Stepashin born
Born in Lüshunkou District. Russian politician.
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Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev born
Born in Vydrikha. President of Chechnya (1952-2004).
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Guzal Sitdikova born
Born in Inzer. Bashkir writer (born 1952).
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Jung Chang born
Born in Yibin. Chinese-British author (born 1952).
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Urvashi Butalia born
Born in Ambala. Indian feminist and historian.
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Jean-Christophe Rufin born
Born in Bourges. French writer.
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Rita Dove born
Born in Akron. American poet and author.
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Martin Dempsey born
Born in Jersey City. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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John L. Hennessy born
Born in Huntington. American computer scientist (born 1952).
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Miguel Ayuso Guixot born
Born in Seville. Spanish cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (1952–2024).
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Antanas Mockus born
Born in Bogotá. Colombian politician, educator.
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James P. Bagian born
Born in Philadelphia. American astronaut.
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André Comte-Sponville born
Born in Paris. French philosopher (born 1952).
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Ernie Fletcher born
Born in Mount Sterling. American politician.
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Barbara Hendricks born
Born in Kleve. German SPD politician.
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Jim Wetherbee born
Born in Flushing. American astronaut.
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Bernard Stiegler born
Born in Villebon-sur-Yvette. French philosopher (1952–2020).
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Françoise Combes born
Born in Montpellier. French astrophysicist and President of the French Academy of Sciences.
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Abdelbaset al-Megrahi born
Born in Tripoli. Libyan mass murderer (1952-2012).
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Ali Abdullah Ayyoub born
Born in Latakia. Syrian military officer.
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C. J. Sansom born
Born in Edinburgh. British author of crime fiction (1952–2024).
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Andrey Zubov born
Born in Moscow. Russian historian (*1952).
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Mark C. Lee born
Born in Viroqua. American astronaut.
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Sefer Halilović born
Born in Prijepolje. Former general and commanding officer of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Mario Runco, Jr. born
Born in The Bronx. American astronaut.
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Augustin Bizimungu born
Born in Byumba Province. Rwandan general.
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Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares born
Born in Lubango. Angolan writer and poet.
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Jamil Hasanli born
Born in Ağalıkənd. Azerbaijani politician and historian.
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Science & Technology 72
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Federal research institute in Livermore, California, United States
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Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade, Serbia
Museum in Serbia
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University of Guam
Public land-grant university in Mangilao, Guam
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Beihang University
University in China
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Operation Hurricane
Test of the first UK atomic device on 3 October 1952, in which a plutonium implosion device was detonated in the lagoon in the Monte Bello Islands in Western Australia
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Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo
Botanical garden in Tafira Alta, Gran Canaria
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University of Chemistry and Technology
University in Prague, Czech Republic
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National Institute of Amazonian Research
Research institute
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Israel Institute for Biological Research
Israeli research and development laboratory
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Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada
Brazil's National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics
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National Solar Observatory
American observatory
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Tuorla Observatory
Observatory
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China University of Political Science and Law
University in Beijing, China
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University of Science and Technology Beijing
University
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Jeju National University
University in South Korea
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East China University of Science and Technology
Public university in Shanghai, China
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Technical University in Zvolen
University in Slovakia
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Beijing Forestry University
University in China
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East China University of Political Science and Law
University in Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
University
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University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas
Public university in Santa Clara, Cuba
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Joslin Diabetes Center
Hospital in Massachusetts, United States
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Xinjiang Agricultural University
University in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
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Northeast Forestry University
University in Harbin, China
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Museum
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Takasaki City University of Economics
Higher education institution in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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German Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology
Hospital in Germany
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Cancer hospital in Ontario, Canada
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University College Hospital, Ibadan
Nigerian tertiary hospital based in Ibadan
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Lyceum of the Philippines University
Private university located at Intramuros in the City of Manila, Philippines
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National Tainan Institute of Nursing
Junior college in West Central, Tainan, Taiwan
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Southwest University of Science and Technology
University in Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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East Kazakhstan State University
University in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
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Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University
University in Izhevsk, Russia
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Russian State University of Tourism and Services Studies
Russian State University of Tourism and Services Studies (Science & Technology).
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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Hospital in China
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Kyiv Planetarium
Kyiv Planetarium (Science & Technology).
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Columbia College Hollywood
Private college in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Jiangsu Second Normal University
University in China
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Xi'an International Studies University
University in China
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Korea Aerospace University
Goyang, South Korea
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International Institute of Social Studies
Educational institute in the Netherlands
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Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu
Hospital in Kenya
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Duchess of Kent Hospital
Hospital in Malaysia
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Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences (Science & Technology).
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Botanischer Garten der Universität des Saarlandes
Botanical garden
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Craiova Botanical Garden
Craiova Botanical Garden (Science & Technology).
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Shandong University of Finance and Economics
Higher Education Institution in Shandong, China
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St. Thomas Aquinas College
Liberal arts college in New York
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Deshbandhu College
Prominent college in South Delhi, affiliated to University of Delhi
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Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
University in China
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Guangxi Minzu University
University in Nanning, Guangxi, China
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University do Vale do Paraíba
Academic publisher
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Harbin University of Commerce
University in China
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Henan University of Science and Technology
University in Luoyang, China
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Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology
College in Masbate province, Philippines
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Nanjing University of the Arts
University in China
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Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences
University in Yonezawa, Japan
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Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
Architecture school in Tomsk, Russia
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Georgian State University of Subtropical Agriculture
Georgian State University of Subtropical Agriculture (Science & Technology).
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University of Kyiv Faculty of Radio Physics, Electronics and Computer Systems
University of Kyiv Faculty of Radio Physics, Electronics and Computer Systems (Science & Technology).
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Soldiers' Home in Holyoke
Hospital in Massachusetts, United States
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Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile
Hospital in the municipality of Independencia, Santiago, Chile
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Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto
Hospital in Brazil
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NTT Medical Center Tokyo
Hospital in Japan
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A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute
Scientific organization in Minsk, Belarus
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Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
Hospital in China
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Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital
Hospital in Georgia, United States
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Old Church Slavonic Institute
Old Church Slavonic Institute (Science & Technology).
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Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics
Facility in Changchun, China
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Callaway Gardens
Botanical garden in Pine Mountain, Georgia
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Sendai City Science Museum
Museum in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Exploration & Discovery 10
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Cave of Las Monedas
Cave in Puente Viesgo, Spain
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Grotta dell'Addaura
Cave and archaeological site in Italy
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Abee meteorite
Stony meteorite
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Hofmeyr Skull
Hominin fossil
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Pol an Ionain
Cave in County Clare, Ireland
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Jade mask of Pakal
Funerary jade mask found in the tomb of K’inich Janaab’ Pakal at the Maya city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico.
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West Ice accidents
Loss of Norwegian seal hunting vessels in 1952
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Menhir de la Pedra del Diable
Menhir in Vilassar de Dalt, Spain
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Menhir de Cal Camat
Menhir in Vilassar de Dalt, Spain
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No.5 Kaiyomaru disaster
1952 maritime disaster in Japan
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Religion & Belief Systems 12
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St Columba's Cathedral
Cathedral in Oban, Argyll, Scotland
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Nurul Islam Great Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians, Puerto Ayacucho
Church in Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela
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Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Paraíso
Church in São Paulo, Brazil
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Tournay Abbey
Abbey located in Hautes-Pyrénées, in France
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Church in Minnesota, United States
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Sanctuary of Montevergine
Marian church in Mercogliano, Italy
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Phoenix Mountain Mosque
Mosque in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral
Church in New Jersey, United States
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Temple Emanuel
Synagogue in Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Santi Pietro e Bernardo alla Foce
Church building in Genoa, Italy
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St. Isidor
Church in Leonding, Upper Austria
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Economy & Trade 26
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WWE
American professional wrestling and entertainment company
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Bild
German tabloid newspaper
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General Dynamics
American defense manufacturing conglomerate
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Bouygues
French company
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Holiday Inn
Upper-midscale hotel chain run by IHG
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The Timberland Company
American manufacturer and retailer of outdoors wear
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Moncler
Italian luxury fashion company
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Hanwha Group
South Korean conglomerate
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Ferrovial
Spanish multinational company
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Walt Disney Imagineering
Designer and builder of Disney theme parks, attractions, and immersive experiences
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Crypto AG
Swiss company supplying cryptographic equipment
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Eastpak
Lifestyle brand
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Marantz
Japanese audio company
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Guild Guitar Company
United States-based guitar manufacturer
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Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
Aerospace manufacturer
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Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Company
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Prince Motor Company
Company
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COFCO Group
Chinese company
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Jiangling Motors
Chinese manufacturer of JMC vehicles
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Jelcz
Polish automotive company
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Jindal Steel
Indian multi-national corporation
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Nixdorf Computer
Company
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Fred Perry
British clothing brand
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Zoetis
American animal health company
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SBI Shinsei Bank
Company
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Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais
Brazilian power company
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Disasters & Pandemics 4
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1952 Kern County earthquake
Earthquake
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1952 San Juan earthquake
Earthquake in Argentina
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Hasankale earthquake of 1952
5.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Erzurum in eastern Turkey on January 3, 1952
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1952 Damxung earthquake
Earthquake in China
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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1952 Egyptian revolution
Military overthrow of King Farouk
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Cairo Fire
Riots in Cairo, Egypt in 1952
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Bloody May Day
Riots in Japan on May 1, 1952
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Casablanca Uprisings of 1952
Anti-colonial protests in Morocco
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Architecture & Engineering 39
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Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Veritas Stadion
Football stadium in Turku, Finland
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Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Sports venue with soccer stadium in Berlin, Germany
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San Pio V a Villa Carpegna
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Bethel Church
Church in Redding, California
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Avanhard Stadium, Uzhhorod
Football stadium in Uzhhorod
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Suan Pakkad Palace
Museum in Bangkok, Thailand
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Church of san Leone I
Church
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Imarat Stadium
Football stadium in Ağdam, Azerbaijan
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Bonchuk Stadium
Sports venue in Bulgaria
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Winnipeg Stadium
Former stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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San Filippo Neri in Eurosia
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Tømmernes Church
Church in Hamarøy, Norway
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Storfjord Church
Church in Storfjord, Norway
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Tioumliline
Former monastery in Morocco
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Bjørnfjell Chapel
Church in Narvik, Norway
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Paul Greifzu Stadium
Stadion in Dessau-Roßlau
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Røssvoll Church
Church in Rana, Norway
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Kvam Church
Church building in Nord-Fron, Innlandet, Norway
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Preobrazhenskyi bridges
Bridge in Ukraine
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Aunegrenda Chapel
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Dunaferr Arena
Dunaferr Arena (Architecture & Engineering).
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Scots International Church
Church of Scotland church in Rotterdam
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Estádio Dom Manuel de Mello
Former stadium in Barreiro, Portugal
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Church of St Francis of Assisi, Ħamrun
Church in Ħamrun, Malta
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Sør-Tustna Chapel
Church building in Aure, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Fouts Field
Stadium in Texas, United States
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Obinitsa Church of Transfiguration of Our Lord
Church building in Estonia
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Second Presbyterian Church
Church built in 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee
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Estadio 7 de Octubre
Multi-purpose stadium in Quevedo, Ecuador
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Estadio Municipal de Calama
Stadium
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M. Harvey Taylor Memorial Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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St. Andrew's Church, Thunder Bay
Church in Thunder Bay, Canada
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BREC Memorial Stadium
Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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All Saints' Church, Darlaston
Church in Darlaston, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Church building in Missouri, United States of America
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St Lucia Presbyterian Church
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
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German-Canadian Club of London Field
Multi-purpose stadium in London, Ontario, Canada
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St. Agnes Church, Thunder Bay
Church in Ontario, Canada
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Sports & Entertainment 21
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Four Hills Tournament
Late-December and early-January ski jumping competition in Austria and Germany
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Efteling
Theme park in Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands
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Four Hills Tournament
Late-December and early-January ski jumping competition in Austria and Germany
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Madurodam
Miniature park in The Hague, the Netherlands
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International Film Festival of India
Annual international film festival in India
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1952 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Melbourne International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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2nd Berlin International Film Festival
1952 film festival edition
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Marlboro Music School and Festival
Annual summer retreat for advanced training in classical musicianship which includes public performances, held in Vermont
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Festival di Napoli
Neapolitan song contest
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13th Venice International Film Festival
1952 film festival edition
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International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
Annual film festival held in Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany
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Sanremo Music Festival 1952
Edition of Italian music festival
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Trento Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Trento, Italy
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Kenya National Theatre
Theatre in Nairobi, Kenya
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Stratmanns Theater Europahaus
Theatre in Essen, Germany, former town hall
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Rouen Opera House
Opera house in Rouen, France, built 1952-1962
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Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Annual film festival held in Columbus, USA
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Archway Theatre
Theatre in Horley, Surrey, England
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Bedford Civic Theatre
Former theatre in Bedford, England
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ZOA House
Cultural center in Tel Aviv
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Empires & Countries 1
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Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea founded
Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea was founded, with its capital at Addis Ababa.
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