Historical Events In 1948

Sep 16   In the year 1948 ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies  

Sep 17   Count Folke Bernadotte, UN mediator for Palestine, assassinated in the year 1948.  

Sep 17   In the year 1948 the birth of John Ritter, American comedy film actor  

Sep 18   Ralph J Bunche confirmed as acting UN mediator in Palestine on this day in history.  

Sep 19   62nd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats A L Brough (46 64 15-13) in the year 1948.  

Sep 19   In the year 1948 the birth of Jeremy Irons, English born film actor  

Sep 20   In the year 1948 "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 48 performances  

Sep 21   In the year 1948 "Texaco Star Theater" with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV  

Sep 21   Comedian Milton Berle is named as permanent host of The Texaco Star Theater on NBC-TV on this day in history.  

Sep 21   In the year 1948 the birth of Stephen King, US novelist  

Sep 23   On this day in history braves clinch NL pennant  

Sep 24   In the year 1948 mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) pleads innocent in Wash DC  

Sep 24   On this day in history mildred Gillars, charged with treason as Nazi radio propagandist Axis Sally, pleads innocent in Washington, DC.  

Sep 24   On this day in history warren William, actor (Fear, Wolf Man, Madame X), dies at 53  

Sep 25   In the year 1948 "Heaven on Earth" closes at Century Theater NYC after 12 performances  

Sep 26   On this day in history boston Braves win 1st NL championship since 1914  

Sep 27   "Carib Song" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 36 performances on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Frank Cellier, actor (Spider, Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history eJ Ratcliffe, dies  

Sep 28   On this day in history wBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting  

Oct 01   In the year 1948 calif Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages  

Oct 01   Radio Denmark begins transmitting in the year 1948.  

Oct 02   On this day in history "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 725 perfs  

Oct 03   On this day in history columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo  

Oct 04   In the year 1948 gordon MacRae hosted the premiere of a radio classic. The Railroad Hour debuted on ABC radio. The theme song was I’ ve Been Working on the Railroad and the show was sponsored by -- get ready ­ America’ s Railroads.  

Oct 04   Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game in the year 1948.  

Oct 05   The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake kills 100,000 on this day in history.  

Oct 06   "Polonaise" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 113 performances in the year 1948.  

Oct 10   Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland in the year 1948.  

Oct 11   "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances on this day in history.  

Oct 12   In the year 1948 alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80  

Oct 12   On this day in history casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager  

Oct 13   On this day in history samuel S Hinds, actor (Raven, Test Pilot), dies at 73  

Oct 14   In the year 1948 batavia lt-governor-general Of Mook dismissed  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1948 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   In the year 1948 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   In the year 1948 birth of dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's)  

Jan 06   In the year 1948 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   On this day in history hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66  

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   In the year 1948 death of anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42  

Jan 19   Tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869) died on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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.