Page 14: Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   In the year 1948 china's Red army occupies Chinchov   

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 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   Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 18   In the year 1948 operation 10 Plagues   

Oct 18   On this day in history [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies   

Oct 19   "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Beersheba liberated by Israeli army in the year 1948.   

Oct 21   Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC in the year 1948.   

Oct 22   Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 22   On this day in history 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" 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev on this day in history.   

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

Oct 29   On this day in history israeli forces liberate Meron & Gush-Halev   

Oct 30   20 die & 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history 20 die &6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania   

Oct 31   Cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies in the year 1948.   

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

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

Nov 03   In the year 1948 2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago   

Nov 04   TS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature in the year 1948.   

Nov 09   Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   On this day in history umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81   

Nov 13   In the year 1948 "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 perfs   

Nov 14   Prince Charles born in the year 1948.   

Nov 15   On this day in history william Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada   

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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   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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1948.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1948.   

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