Page 15: Historical Events In 1948

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   

Dec 12   Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre.   

Dec 14   Reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62   

Dec 15   Former state department official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury   

Dec 15   Former state dept official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury.   

Dec 16   "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances   

Dec 17   Edgar Istel, composer, dies at 68   

Dec 18   Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election.   

Dec 18   Janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers.   

Dec 19   2nd political action of Java/Sumatra   

Dec 19   8th largest snowfall in NYC history (15.3").   

Dec 20   C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85.   

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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,