Historical Events In 1948

Feb 27   On this day in history the Communist Party takes control in Czechoslovakia  

Feb 28   On this day in history the last British troops leave India  

Feb 29   Nikolai Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976) in the year 1948.  

Feb 29   In the year 1948 stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died  

Mar 03   Antonin Artaud, writer, dies at 51 in the year 1948.  

Mar 04   Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson in the year 1948.  

Mar 05   On this day in history charles Prince, cricketer (5 & 1 in only Test for S Africa), dies  

Mar 05   US rocket flies record 4800 KPH to 126k height in the year 1948.  

Mar 07   Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death on this day in history.  

Mar 07   The Dodecanese islands officially become part of Greece again, ending the Italian rule on this day in history.  

Mar 08   Supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional in the year 1948.  

Mar 09   Provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history 1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca  

Mar 10   Jan Masaryk, Czech Foreign minister, commits suicide or is murdered in the year 1948.  

Mar 11   In the year 1948 1st black in the US Tennis Open (Reginald Weir)  

Mar 11   On this day in history jewish Agency of Jerusalem bombed  

Mar 12   -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March on this day in history.  

Mar 12   On this day in history -5ºF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March  

Mar 13   10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42 in the year 1948.  

Mar 14   Freedom Train arrives in San Francisco on this day in history.  

Mar 14   In the year 1948 freedom Train arrives in SF  

Mar 15   Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team v Western Australia on this day in history.  

Mar 15   On this day in history bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team vs Western Australia  

Mar 15   Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine in the year 1948.  

Mar 18   On this day in history france & Great Britain & Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels  

Mar 18   In the year 1948 philips begin experimental TV broadcasting  

Mar 19   In the year 1948 lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden, New York NY  

Mar 19   In the year 1948 lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC  

Mar 20   On this day in history 1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90  

Mar 20   20th Academy Awards "Gentleman's Agreement", Ronald Colman, Loretta Young win on this day in history.  

Mar 20   On this day in history 20th Academy Awards: "Gentleman's Agreement", Ronald Colman, Loretta Young win  

Mar 21   "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio in the year 1948.  

Mar 22   The birth of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer of 'Phantom of the Opera' and 'Cats' on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)  

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   In the year 1948 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   Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35) was born in the year 1948.  

Jan 06   In the year 1948 birth of robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1948 raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies  

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

Jan 14   Anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42 died in the year 1948.  

Jan 19   In the year 1948 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 in the year 1948.  

Jan 26   Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1948.