Historical Events In 1948

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

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

Oct 21   On this day in history beersheba liberated by Israeli army  

Oct 21   In the year 1948 facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC  

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

Oct 22   In the year 1948 egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel  

Oct 23   Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Oct 24   On this day in history bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War"  

Oct 24   Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Oct 25   Special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1948.  

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

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

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

Oct 31   On this day in history cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies  

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

Nov 02   Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers on this day in history.  

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

Nov 04   TS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature on this day in history.  

Nov 09   On this day in history edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58  

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   Umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1948.  

Nov 13   "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 perfs on this day in history.  

Nov 14   Prince Charles born in the year 1948.  

Nov 15   In the year 1948 william Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada  

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Jan 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1948.  

Jan 04   Eugeniusz Wycisło, Polish politician was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1948.  

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 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 in the year 1948.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1948 kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60  

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   On this day in history ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 24   Maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912) died on this day in history.  

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