Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   China's Red army occupies Chinchov 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 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history "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   In the year 1948 operation 10 Plagues   

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

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

Oct 21   Beersheba liberated by Israeli army in the year 1948.   

Oct 21   Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC in the year 1948.   

Oct 22   Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1948 egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel   

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

Oct 24   Bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War" on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1948 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   In the year 1948 albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

Oct 27   Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev on this day in history.   

Oct 28   Flag of Israel is adopted in the year 1948.   

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

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

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

Oct 31   Cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

Nov 02   In the year 1948 truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers   

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

Nov 04   In the year 1948 tS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature   

Nov 09   Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Nov 14   Prince Charles born on this day in history.   

Nov 15   William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada in the year 1948.   

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Jan 03   Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born in the year 1948.   

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 in the year 1948.   

Jan 05   Thom Mooney, rocker was born on this day in history.   

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

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   Tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869) died in the year 1948.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1948 death of maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912)   

Jan 26   On this day in history ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65