Historical Events In 1948

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

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

Oct 18   On this day in history operation 10 Plagues  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 22   Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies in the year 1948.  

Oct 22   On this day in history egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel  

Oct 23   On this day in history eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71  

Oct 24   Bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War" on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1948.  

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

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

Oct 28   In the year 1948 flag of Israel is adopted  

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

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   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   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   In the year 1948 japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal  

Nov 12   In the year 1948 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   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   On this day in history birth of larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour)  

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 Wycisło, 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   Dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's) was born in the year 1948.  

Jan 06   In the year 1948 birth of 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- ) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66 in the year 1948.  

Jan 07   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1948.  

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