Historical Events In 1948

Sep 16   Ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies in the year 1948.  

Sep 17   On this day in history count Folke Bernadotte, UN mediator for Palestine, assassinated  

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

Sep 18   On this day in history ralph J Bunche confirmed as acting UN mediator in Palestine  

Sep 19   On this day in history 62nd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats A L Brough (46 64 15-13)  

Sep 19   On this day in history the birth of Jeremy Irons, English born film actor  

Sep 20   On this day in history "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 48 performances  

Sep 21   On this day in history "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 in the year 1948.  

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

Sep 23   Braves clinch NL pennant on this day in history.  

Sep 24   Mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) pleads innocent in Wash DC in the year 1948.  

Sep 24   Mildred Gillars, charged with treason as Nazi radio propagandist Axis Sally, pleads innocent in Washington, DC in the year 1948.  

Sep 24   In the year 1948 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   In the year 1948 boston Braves win 1st NL championship since 1914  

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

Sep 27   Frank Cellier, actor (Spider, Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade), dies at 64 in the year 1948.  

Sep 28   On this day in history eJ Ratcliffe, dies  

Sep 28   WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Oct 01   Calif Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages on this day in history.  

Oct 01   On this day in history radio Denmark begins transmitting  

Oct 02   In the year 1948 "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 725 perfs  

Oct 03   Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 11   In the year 1948 "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances  

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

Oct 12   Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager on this day in history.  

Oct 13   Samuel S Hinds, actor (Raven, Test Pilot), dies at 73 in the year 1948.  

Oct 14   On this day in history 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   Manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor) was born on this day in history.  

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

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   Robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- ) was born in the year 1948.  

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

Jan 07   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies in the year 1948.  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1948 death of tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869)  

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

Jan 24   Maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912) died in the year 1948.  

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