Editing 1952 (section)

===January–February===
* [[January 26]] – [[Cairo Fire|Black Saturday]] in [[Kingdom of Egypt|Egypt]]: Rioters burn [[Cairo]]'s central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* [[February 6]]
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes monarch of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] and the [[British Dominions]]: [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]] and [[Dominion of Ceylon|Ceylon]]. The princess, who is on a visit to [[Kenya]] when she hears of the death of her father, King [[George VI]], aged 56, takes the regnal name [[Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16795006 |title= The moment a princess became a queen |date= 6 February 2012 |publisher= BBC News |access-date= 13 June 2021}}</ref>
** In the United States, a [[Artificial heart|mechanical heart]] is used for the first time in a human patient.
*[[February 7]] &ndash; [[New York City]] announces its first crosswalk devices to be installed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1952/02/07/archives/1way-traffic-signs-due-soon-in-times-sq-oneway-signs-due-in-times.html | title=1-Way Traffic Signs Due Soon in Times Sq.; One-Way Signs Due in Times Sq.; 'Walk' Flashers to Aid Pedestrians | work=The New York Times | date=February 7, 1952 | last1=Ingraham | first1=Joseph C. }}</ref>
* [[February 14]]–[[February 25|25]] – The [[1952 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] are held in [[Oslo]], Norway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – 1952 Winter Olympics Overview |url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/34 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref>
* [[February 15]] – The State Funeral of King [[George VI]] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Dominions and the last Emperor of India, takes place. George VI's coffin is brought in procession through London to Paddington Station where a royal train brought the King to Windsor, where his funeral and burial took place at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
* [[February 18]] – Greece and Turkey join the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]].
* [[February 21]] – In [[Dhaka]], [[East Pakistan]] (present-day [[Bangladesh]]) police open fire on a [[Bengali language movement|procession of students]], killing 4 people and starting a country-wide protest, which leads to the recognition of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as one of the national languages of Pakistan. The day is later declared "[[International Mother Language Day]]" by [[UNESCO]].
* [[February 25]] – The [[Parícutin]] active volcano in [[Michoacán]], west central Mexico, ceases its discontinuous eruption after spewing forth a gigaton of lava, and burying [[San Juan Parangaricutiro]].
* [[February 26]] – [[Vincent Massey]] is sworn in, becoming the first Canadian-born [[Governor General of Canada]].