Editing 1952 (section)

===July–August===
* [[July 13]] – [[East Germany]] announces the formation of its [[National People's Army]].
* [[July 19]]–[[August 3]] – The [[1952 Summer Olympics]] are held in [[Helsinki]], Finland.
* [[July 21]] – The 7.3 {{M|w|link=y}} [[1952 Kern County earthquake|Kern County earthquake]] strikes California's southern [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), killing 12 and injuring hundreds. 
* [[July 23]]
** The [[European Coal and Steel Community]] is established.
** General [[Muhammad Naguib|Mohammed Naguib]] leads [[Free Officers Movement (Egypt)|The Free Officers]] (formed by [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] – the real power behind the coup) in the [[Coup d'état|overthrow]] of King [[Farouk of Egypt]].
* [[July 26]]
** King [[Farouk of Egypt]] abdicates in favour of [[Fuad II]].
** [[Eva Peron|Maria Eva Duarte De Peron]] known as "Evita" Argentina's first lady dies of cancer. The Argentine government's declaration of national mourning causes all business, entertainment, leisure, and work to a standstill.
* [[August 5]] – The [[Treaty of Taipei]] between Japan and the [[Republic of China]] goes into effect, to officially end the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]].
* [[August 11]] – The [[Jordan]]ian Parliament forces King [[Talal of Jordan]] to abdicate due to mental illness; he is succeeded by his son King [[Hussein of Jordan|Hussein]].
* [[August 12]] – [[Night of the Murdered Poets]]: 13 Soviet Jewish poets are executed.
* [[August 13]] – Japan joins the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]].
* [[August 14]] – [[West Germany]] joins the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] and the [[World Bank]].
* [[August 16]] – [[Lynmouth]], North [[Devon]], England is devastated by floods; 34 die.
* [[August 18]] – A [[1952 Damxung earthquake|7.5 earthquake]] shakes the [[Tibet]] region leaving a balance of 54 fatalities.
* [[August 22]] – The most damaging aftershock of the [[1952 Kern County earthquake]] sequence strikes with a moment magnitude of 5.8, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''). This event damages several hundred buildings in [[Bakersfield, California]], with total additional losses of $10&nbsp;million, with two associated deaths and some injuries.
* [[August 26]] – A British passenger jet makes a return crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in the same day.
* [[August 27]] – [[Reparations Agreement between Israel and West Germany|Reparation]] negotiations between West Germany and [[Israel]] end in [[Luxembourg]]: Germany will pay 3&nbsp;billion [[Deutsche Mark]]s.
* [[August 29]] – Composer [[John Cage]]'s ''[[4′33″]]'', during which the performer does not play, premieres in [[Woodstock, New York]].
* [[August 30]] – The last Finnish [[war reparations]] are sent to the [[Soviet Union]].
* [[August 31]] – The [[Grenzlandring]] racetrack closes in [[Wegberg]], Germany.