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November 14, 1952

On November 14, 1952, the New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart. Simon Cowell, Louka Katseli, Gerald Early would arrive in the same year.

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1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1952nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 952nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 52nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1950s decade.

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On November 14, 1952

  1. 1952 The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart.

    British music, film, gaming and culture website

    New Musical Express (NME) is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, and bimonthly magazine. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "rock inkie", the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a free publication as well as a webzine, and the brand has also been used for their NME Awards show, the NME Tours and the former NME Radio station.

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Simon Cowell 1952– English conservationist and author (died 2024)
Louka Katseli 1952– Greek economist and politician
Gerald Early 1952– American author and academic
Cheryl Gillan 1952– British businesswoman and politician, Secretary of State for Wales (died 2021)
Marilyn Chambers 1952– American actress
Junkyard Dog 1952– American professional wrestler (died 1998)

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