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| '''1952''' is the 52nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1950s decade. | '''1952''' is the 52nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1950s decade. | ||
| + | ==Events== | ||
| + | * [[December 4]] – the [[Great Smog of London]]: A a severe air-pollution event. | ||
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[James Bond (character)]] created | *[[James Bond (character)]] created | ||
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| *''[[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]]'' first published | *''[[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]]'' first published | ||
| ===Visual culture=== | ===Visual culture=== | ||
| - | *Founding of The [[Independent Group]] | + | *Founding of the [[Independent Group (art movement) |Independent Group]] |
| - | *[[Le Corbusier]] completes his [[Unité d'Habitation]] in [[Marseilles]]. | + | *[[Le Corbusier]] completes his [[Unité d'habitation]] in Marseilles |
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| *''[[4′33″]]'' by John Cage | *''[[4′33″]]'' by John Cage | ||
| - | *''[[Ritual of the Savage]]'' by Les Baxter | + | *"[[Petite Fleur]]" by Sidney Bechet |
| ===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
| - | *''[[Howlings in Favour of de Sade]]'' by Guy Debord | + | *''[[Hurlements en faveur de Sade ]]'' by Guy Debord |
| + | *''[[Umberto D.]]'' by Vittorio De Sica | ||
| + | *''[[L'Anticoncept]]'' by Gil J. Wolman | ||
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| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| =====Non-fiction===== | =====Non-fiction===== | ||
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| *''[[The Haunted Screen]]'' by Lotte Eisner | *''[[The Haunted Screen]]'' by Lotte Eisner | ||
| *"[[Lucifer and Prometheus]]" by R.J. Zwi Werblowsky | *"[[Lucifer and Prometheus]]" by R.J. Zwi Werblowsky | ||
| + | *''[[Other Inquisitions 1937-1952]]'' by Jorge Luis Borges | ||
| + | *''[[Still Life Painting: From Antiquity to the Twentieth Century]]'' by Charles Sterling | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | * [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]], French fashion designer | + | * [[Jean Paul Gaultier]], French fashion designer |
| *[[Peter Fischli]], Swiss artist | *[[Peter Fischli]], Swiss artist | ||
| + | *[[January 17]] - [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], Japanese musician (d. 2023) | ||
| + | *[[July 6]] – [[Hilary Mantel]], English author (d. 2022) | ||
| + | *[[September 9]] - [[Manuel Göttsching]], German musician (d. 2022) | ||
| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| + | * [[June 1]] – [[John Dewey]], American philosopher (b. [[1859]]) | ||
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1952 is the 52nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1950s decade.
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Events
- December 4 – the Great Smog of London: A a severe air-pollution event.
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Art and culture
- James Bond (character) created
- Cavalier (magazine) founded
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders first published
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Visual culture
- Founding of the Independent Group
- Le Corbusier completes his Unité d'habitation in Marseilles
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Music
- 4′33″ by John Cage
- "Petite Fleur" by Sidney Bechet
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Film
- Hurlements en faveur de Sade by Guy Debord
- Umberto D. by Vittorio De Sica
- L'Anticoncept by Gil J. Wolman
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Literature
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Non-fiction
- Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
- Must We Burn Sade? by Simone de Beauvoir
- The Haunted Screen by Lotte Eisner
- "Lucifer and Prometheus" by R.J. Zwi Werblowsky
- Other Inquisitions 1937-1952 by Jorge Luis Borges
- Still Life Painting: From Antiquity to the Twentieth Century by Charles Sterling
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Births
- Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
- Peter Fischli, Swiss artist
- January 17 - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician (d. 2023)
- July 6 – Hilary Mantel, English author (d. 2022)
- September 9 - Manuel Göttsching, German musician (d. 2022)
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Deaths
- June 1 – John Dewey, American philosopher (b. 1859)
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