Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   China's Red army occupies Chinchov on this day in history.  

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   "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances on this day in history.  

Oct 16   On this day in history henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies  

Oct 18   Operation 10 Plagues on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 21   In the year 1948 beersheba liberated by Israeli army  

Oct 21   Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1948.  

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

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

Oct 31   On this day in history 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 in the year 1948.  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1948.  

Nov 14   On this day in history prince Charles born  

Nov 15   In the year 1948 william Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour)  

Jan 03   In the year 1948 birth of manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician  

Jan 05   In the year 1948 birth of parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)  

Jan 05   Thom Mooney, rocker was born in the year 1948.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's)  

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   In the year 1948 birth of robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )  

Jan 01   Hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66 in the year 1948.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1948 kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60  

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

Jan 19   In the year 1948 death of tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869)  

Jan 21   In the year 1948 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   On this day in history ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65