Actress Aruna Irani

Events in 1952 and 3-5

Events in the world in the birth year of Aruna Irani

• George VI of England dies; his daughter becomes Elizabeth II (Feb. 6).
• NATO conference approves European army (Feb.).
• King Farouk of Egypt is ousted by a military coup (July 23). General Mohammed Naguib assumes power.
• Britain announces its development of atomic weapons (Oct.). Background: nuclear weapons
• Greece and Turkey join NATO.

Birthday Aruna Irani (3-5) in history

• Day 3-5 year 1937: Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gone With the Wind.
• Day 3-5 year 1948: The Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court decision stated that it is unconstitutional for a court to enforce a restrictive covenant which prevents people of a certain race from owning or occupying property.
• Day 3-5 year 1979: Margaret Thatcher became the first woman elected prime minister of England.
• Day 3-5 year 1986: At the age of 54, legendary horse jockey Bill Shoemaker became the oldest person to win the Kentucky Derby, riding Ferdinand to victory.
• Day 3-5 year 1999: Kansas and Oklahoma were hit by an outbreak of more than 55 tornadoes, including one measured at F5 on the Fujita scale.
• Day 3-5 year 2001: The United States, a member of the UN Human Rights Commission since its inception, lost its seat. It would be restored the following year.
• Day 3-5 year 2003: New Hampshire’s symbol, the granite Old Man of the Mountain, collapsed in the state’s Franconia Mountains.