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   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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history operation 10 Plagues   

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

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

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

Oct 21   On this day in history facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC   

Oct 22   On this day in history augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies   

Oct 22   Egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1948.   

Oct 24   In the year 1948 bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War"   

Oct 24   Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78 in the year 1948.   

Oct 25   On this day in history special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration   

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

Oct 27   On this day in history israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev   

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

Oct 29   Israeli forces liberate Meron & Gush-Halev on this day in history.   

Oct 30   In the year 1948 20 die & 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 02   On this day in history truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers   

Nov 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58   

Nov 10   On this day in history 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   Umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 14   Prince Charles born in the year 1948.   

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

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Jan 03   In the year 1948 birth of larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour)   

Jan 03   Manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1948 birth of eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies in the year 1948.   

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   On this day in history death of tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869)   

Jan 21   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1948.   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65