Page 14: Historical Events In 1948

Oct 22   Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies.   

Oct 22   Egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel   

Oct 23   Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71.   

Oct 24   Bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War".   

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

Oct 25   Special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration   

Oct 27   Albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris.   

Oct 27   Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev.   

Oct 28   Flag of Israel is adopted   

Oct 29   Israeli forces liberate Meron and Gush-Halev.   

Oct 30   20 die and 6000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania   

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

Nov 02   Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers.   

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

Nov 04   In this year, TS Eliot claims Nobel Prize for literature.   

Nov 09   Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58   

Nov 10   Julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71   

Nov 12   Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal.   

Nov 12   Umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81.   

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

Nov 14   Prince Charles born.   

Nov 15   William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada.   

Nov 16   Operation Magic Carpet.   

Nov 17   Britain's House of Commons votes to nationalize steel industry   

Nov 20   US balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record)   

Nov 23   Dr Frank G Back (NYC) patents lens to provide zoom effects   

Nov 23   Formation of the Australian Regiment, which is recorded as becoming the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) on 10mar1949.   

Nov 23   Lens to provide zoom effects patented-FG Back.   

Nov 23   Stanner E V Taylor, US director/writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona), dies at 71   

Nov 24   Ireland votes for independence from UK.   

Nov 24   Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer, dies at 64.   

Nov 25   Charles D Brown, actor (Eve Knew Her Apples), dies at 61   

Nov 25   Fort Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed.   

Nov 25   Ft Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed.   

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Jan 03   Larry mcneeley: Lafayette ind, banjo player (glen campbell hour)   

Jan 03   Manfred kokot: East german runner (world record 50 m indoor)   

Jan 04   Eugeniusz wycisÅ‚o: Polish politician   

Jan 05   Parthasarathy sharma: Cricketer (indian batsman of the mid-70's)   

Jan 05   Thom mooney: Rocker   

Jan 06   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)   

Jan 06   Robert e [bob] wise jr: (rep-d-wv, 1983- )   

Jan 01   Hermann k j zilcher: German pianist/composer (liebesmesse),    

Jan 07   Raoul auernheimer: Writer,    

Jan 08   Kurt schwitters: Writer,    

Jan 14   Anna "ans" van dike: Dutch jewish nazi-collaborator, executed at 42   

Jan 19   Tony garnier: French architect (b. 1869)   

Jan 21   Ermanno wolf-ferrari: Composer,    

Jan 24   Maria mandel: Camp leader at auschwitz (b. 1912)   

Jan 26   Ignaz friedman: Composer,