Timeline September 1952

Events in September 1952 7

• 1863 – 1952 George Santayana (1863-1952) Died 26 September 1952, aged 88 George Santayana, the Spanish-American philosopher and writer known for the aphorism "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," died in Rome on 26 September 1952. He taught at Harvard before retiring to Europe to write. His works spanned philosophy, poetry and the novel The Last Puritan.
• 1952 – present Jimmy Connors Jimbo Holds the record for most ATP singles titles (109) and matches won.
• 1952 – 2020 Rishi Kapoor (1952-2020) Died 30 April 2020, aged 67 Rishi Kapoor was a leading Bollywood actor from the noted Kapoor film dynasty, starring in over a hundred Hindi films across five decades. He died on 30 April 2020 following a two-year battle with leukemia.
• 1952 – 2020 Neil Peart (1952-2020) Died 7 January 2020, aged 67 Neil Peart was the drummer and primary lyricist of the Canadian rock band Rush, widely regarded as one of the greatest drummers in rock history. He died on 7 January 2020 after a three-year battle with brain cancer, kept private until his death was announced.
• 1952 Hank Williams records Your Cheatin' Heart Last session His final recording session.
• 1952 – 2004 Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) Died 10 October 2004, aged 52 Reeve rose to fame playing Superman in the 1978 film and its sequels. Paralyzed after a horse-riding accident in 1995, he became a prominent advocate for spinal cord injury research until his death from cardiac arrest.
• 1952 – present Salman Rushdie British-Indian novelist Rushdie writes magical realist fiction exploring identity, religion, and politics in global contexts.