Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   In the year 1948 china's Red army occupies Chinchov   

Oct 15   First women officers on active duty sworn in as commissioned officers in regular Navy under Women's Service Integration Act of June 1948 by Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan CAPT Joy B. Hancock, USN; LCDR Winifred R. Quick, USN; LCDR Anne King, USN; LCDR Frances L. Willoughby, MC, USN; LT Ellen Ford, SC, USN; LT Doris Cranmore, MSC, USN; LTJG Doris A. Defenderfer, USN; and LTJG Betty Rae Tennant, USN in the year 1948.   

Oct 15   In the year 1948 first women officers on active duty sworn in as commissioned officers in regular Navy under Women's Service Integration Act of June 1948 by Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan: CAPT Joy B. Hancock, USN; LCDR Winifred R. Quick, USN; LCDR Anne King, USN; LCDR Frances L. Willoughby, MC, USN; LT Ellen Ford, SC, USN; LT Doris Cranmore, MSC, USN; LTJG Doris A. Defenderfer, USN; and LTJG Betty Rae Tennant, USN.   

Oct 16   "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances in the year 1948.   

Oct 16   Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Operation 10 Plagues on this day in history.   

Oct 18   In the year 1948 [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies   

Oct 19   On this day in history "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances   

Oct 21   Beersheba liberated by Israeli army on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1948 facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC   

Oct 22   In the year 1948 augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies   

Oct 22   On this day in history egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel   

Oct 23   Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War" in the year 1948.   

Oct 24   On this day in history franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78   

Oct 25   In the year 1948 special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration   

Oct 27   On this day in history albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

Oct 27   Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev in the year 1948.   

Oct 28   In the year 1948 flag of Israel is adopted   

Oct 29   Israeli forces liberate Meron & Gush-Halev in the year 1948.   

Oct 30   In the year 1948 20 die & 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania   

Oct 30   20 die &6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 1948 cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies   

Nov 02   Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers on this day in history.   

Nov 03   2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago in the year 1948.   

Nov 04   TS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature on this day in history.   

Nov 09   On this day in history edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58   

Nov 10   Julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1948 japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal   

Nov 12   In the year 1948 umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81   

Nov 13   On this day in history "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 perfs   

Nov 14   In the year 1948 prince Charles born   

Nov 15   William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 04   Eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)   

Jan 05   In the year 1948 birth of thom Mooney, rocker   

Jan 06   Dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- ) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 01   On this day in history hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66   

Jan 07   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies in the year 1948.   

Jan 08   Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 in the year 1948.   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869)   

Jan 21   On this day in history ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 24   Maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912) died on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.