Page 14: Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   China's Red army occupies Chinchov in the year 1948.   

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 in the year 1948.   

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   Operation 10 Plagues on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1948.   

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   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   In the year 1948 franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78   

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

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   Flag of Israel is adopted in the year 1948.   

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

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history tS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature   

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

Nov 10   Julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal in the year 1948.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 03   Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 04   Eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 05   Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of thom Mooney, rocker   

Jan 06   Dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1948 raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies   

Jan 08   Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42 died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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