Page 14: Historical Events In 1948

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

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

Oct 18   Operation 10 Plagues in the year 1948.   

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

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

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   Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies in the year 1948.   

Oct 22   Egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel in the year 1948.   

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

Oct 24   Bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War" in the year 1948.   

Oct 24   On this day in history franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78   

Oct 25   Special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration in the year 1948.   

Oct 27   In the year 1948 albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

Oct 27   In the year 1948 israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev   

Oct 28   Flag of Israel is adopted on this day in history.   

Oct 29   In the year 1948 israeli forces liberate Meron & Gush-Halev   

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   On this day in history truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers   

Nov 02   Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers in the year 1948.   

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 in the year 1948.   

Nov 10   In the year 1948 julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71   

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

Nov 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1948 prince Charles born   

Nov 15   William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies   

Jan 08   Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1948.   

Jan 21   In the year 1948 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.