Historical Events
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
- Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi, Tripoli Libya, bomber (Pan Am 103), (d. 2012)
- Annette O'Toole, American actress (Cat People, Superman III), born in Houston, Texas
- Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher
- Rob Wasserman, American jazz and rock double bassist, and composer (RatDog; Duets), born in San Mateo, California (d. 2016)
- Tirso Cruz III, Filipino actor and singer, born in Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (72 years old)
Indian-born British-American physicist and molecular biologist who won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into ribosomes, born in Chidambaram, Madras State, India
Famous Deaths
- Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian American playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) and novelist (The Paul Street Boys), dies at 74
Died in 1952 1952 Highlights
About April 1, 1952
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 72 years and 24 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Aries
