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  • Kenya
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    King's death while the princess is in Kenya

    Kenya
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952

    On 6 February 1952, they were in Kenya when Elizabeth's father died and she became queen. It was Philip who broke the news to Elizabeth at Sagana Lodge, and the royal party immediately returned to the United Kingdom.




  • Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952
    Winston Churchill

    George VI death

    Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952

    Churchill was nearly 77 when he took office and was not in good health following several minor strokes. By December, George VI had become concerned about Churchill's decline and intended to ask him to stand down in favor of Eden, but the King had his own serious health issues and died on 6 February without making the request.




  • Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952
    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Father died

    Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952

    George VI died on 6 February 1952, and her sister became Queen.




  • England, United Kingdom
    Feb, 1952
    Audrey Hepburn

    First major supporting role (The Secret People)

    England, United Kingdom
    Feb, 1952

    Audrey was cast in her first major supporting role in Thorold Dickinson's The Secret People (1952), as a prodigious ballerina, performing all of her own dancing sequences.




  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 15, 1952
    Edward VIII

    Edward attended George's funeral in 1952

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 15, 1952

    The royal family never fully accepted the Duchess. Queen Mary refused to receive her formally. However, Edward sometimes met his mother and his brother, George VI; he attended George's funeral in 1952. King George died 6 February 1952.




  • Jamaica
    Sunday Feb 17, 1952
    James Bond

    First James Bond novel

    Jamaica
    Sunday Feb 17, 1952

    Whilst serving in the Naval Intelligence Division, Fleming had planned to become an author and had told a friend, "I am going to write the spy story to end all spy stories." On 17 February 1952, he began writing his first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, where he wrote all his Bond novels during the months of January and February each year.




  • Hòa Bình, Vietnam
    Friday Feb 22, 1952
    First Indochina War

    The Việt Minh launched attacks on Hòa Bình

    Hòa Bình, Vietnam
    Friday Feb 22, 1952

    The Việt Minh launched attacks on Hòa Bình, forcing the French to withdraw back to their main positions on the De Lattre line by February 22, 1952.


  • Illinois, United States
    Friday Feb 22, 1952
    Ted Kaczynski

    Kaczynski's family transferred to suburban Evergreen Park

    Illinois, United States
    Friday Feb 22, 1952

    In 1952, three years after David was born, the family moved to suburban Evergreen Park.


  • China
    Sunday Feb 24, 1952
    Korean War

    The Military Commission discussed the PVA's logistical problems

    China
    Sunday Feb 24, 1952

    On 24 February 1952, the Military Commission, presided over by Zhou, discussed the PVA's logistical problems with members of various government agencies involved in the war effort.


  • North Korea
    Monday Feb 25, 1952
    Neil Armstrong

    Armstrong's regular Commission was terminated

    North Korea
    Monday Feb 25, 1952

    Armstrong's regular commission was terminated on February 25, 1952, and he became an ensign in the United States Navy Reserve. On completion of his combat tour with Essex, he was assigned to a transport squadron, VR-32, in May 1952.


  • England
    Wednesday Feb 27, 1952
    Alan Turing

    Holding Initial Committal Proceedings for the trial

    England
    Wednesday Feb 27, 1952

    Initial committal proceedings for the trial were held on 27 February during which Turing's solicitor "reserved his defence", i.e., did not argue or provide evidence against the allegations.


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