Editing 1952 (section)

===May–June===
* [[May 1]] – [[East Germany]] threatens to form its own army.
* [[May 3]] – U.S. [[lieutenant colonel]]s [[Joseph O. Fletcher]] and [[William Pershing Benedict|William P. Benedict]] land a plane at the [[geographic North Pole]].
* [[May 6]] – [[Farouk of Egypt]] has himself announced as a descendant of the Islamic [[prophet]], [[Muhammad]].
* [[May 13]] – [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Pandit Nehru]] forms his first government in India.
* [[May 15]] – [[Israel–Japan relations|Diplomatic relations are established between Israel and Japan]] at the level of [[legation]]s.
* [[May 18]] – [[Ann Davison (sailor)|Ann Davison]] becomes the first woman to single-handedly sail the Atlantic Ocean.
* [[June 1]]
** The [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] bans the books of [[André Gide]].
** Navigation opens on the [[Volga–Don Canal]], connecting the [[Caspian Sea]] basin with that of the [[Black Sea]].
* [[June 10]] – [[1952 San Juan earthquake]]. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake kills five people on [[Argentina]]'s [[San Juan Province, Argentina|San Juan Province]].
* [[June 13]]
** "[[Catalina affair]]": Soviet [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15|MiG-15]] fighter planes shoot down a Swedish military [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]], carrying out [[signals intelligence]] gathering operations over the [[Baltic Sea]], killing all 8 crew; three days later they shoot down a [[Consolidated PBY Catalina|Catalina flying boat]], searching for possible survivors.
** [[Polttoainehankinta]], a secret [[Finnish Defence Forces]] operations order is approved.<ref>Junttila, Paavo (2015). Taistelutehon laskemiseen vaikuttaneet tekijät sodan 1941–44 aikana ja siitä tehtävät johtopäätökset [Factors Effecting the Reduction in Combat Power During the War of 1941–44 with Conclusions] (PDF). Suomalaisen sotataidon klassikot (in Finnish). National Defence University. ISBN 978-951-25-2723-6</ref>
* [[June 14]] – [[Myxomatosis]] is introduced to Europe, on the French estate of [[Paul-Félix Armand-Delille]].
* [[June 15]] – [[Anne Frank]]'s ''[[The Diary of a Young Girl]]'' is published in English-language translation.
* [[June 19]] – The [[Special Forces (United States Army)]] are created.
* [[June 26]] – The [[Labour Party of Malaya|Pan-Malayan Labour Party]] is founded in [[Malayan Union|Malaya]], as a union of statewide labour parties.
* [[June 27]] – [[Decree 900]] in Guatemala orders the redistribution of uncultivated land.
* [[June 28]] – The First [[Miss Universe]] pageant is held. [[Armi Kuusela]] from [[Finland]] wins the title of [[Miss Universe 1952]].