Page 15: Historical Events In 1948

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   

Nov 26   Belgian govt of Spaak, steps down.   

Nov 27   36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7   

Nov 28   "Hopalong Cassidy" premieres on TV.   

Nov 28   "Hopalong Cassidy" premiers on TV   

Nov 29   "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie" debuted on NBC.   

Nov 29   Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley and 1200 hundred other people attended the unveiling of the inaugural car to be manufactured entirely in Australia--an ivory-colored motor car officially designated the 48-215, but fondly known as the Holden FX.   

Nov 30   Baseball's Negro National League disbands   

Nov 30   Franco Vittadini, composer, dies at 64   

Nov 30   Soviets set up a separate municipal government in East Berlin   

Dec 01   Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine.   

Dec 02   Stan Musial is picked NL MVP.   

Dec 03   "Pumpkin Papers" come to light (claimed to be from Alger Hiss).   

Dec 03   Chinese refugee ship "Kiangya" explodes in E China Sea, killing 1100.   

Dec 03   inaugural US woman army officer not in medical corps sworn-in   

Dec 04   "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances.   

Dec 04   Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies.   

Dec 05   NY Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions.   

Dec 06   Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts debuted on CBS-TV. The show introduced such talent as Pat Boone, The Chordettes, Carmel Quinn, The McGuire Sisters, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Connie Francis, Steve Lawrence and Al Martino   

Dec 07   Godfrey Turner, composer, dies at 35   

Dec 08   "Marinka" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 168 performances   

Dec 09   Sir Timothy O'Brien, cricketer (Bart 5 Tests England 1884-96), dies.   

Dec 09   UN General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide   

Dec 10   In this year, UN General Assembly formally adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights   

Dec 11   WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting.   

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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,