Page 14: Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   China's Red army occupies Chinchov in the year 1948.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1948 "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances   

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

Oct 18   On this day in history operation 10 Plagues   

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

Oct 19   "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances in the year 1948.   

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

Oct 21   On this day in history facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC   

Oct 22   Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies in the year 1948.   

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

Oct 23   In the year 1948 eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 24   On this day in history bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War"   

Oct 24   Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78 in the year 1948.   

Oct 25   Special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration in the year 1948.   

Oct 27   Albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris in the year 1948.   

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

Oct 28   On this day in history flag of Israel is adopted   

Oct 29   On this day in history israeli forces liberate Meron & Gush-Halev   

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

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

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

Nov 02   On this day in history truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers   

Nov 02   On this day in history truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers   

Nov 03   On this day in history 2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago   

Nov 04   On this day in history tS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature   

Nov 09   Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58 in the year 1948.   

Nov 10   On this day in history julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71   

Nov 12   Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal in the year 1948.   

Nov 12   Umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Nov 13   "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 perfs in the year 1948.   

Nov 14   Prince Charles born on this day in history.   

Nov 15   On this day in history william Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada   

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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 in the year 1948.   

Jan 05   Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of thom Mooney, rocker   

Jan 06   In the year 1948 birth of dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )   

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

Jan 07   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42 died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1948.   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912)   

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