Page 16: Historical Events In 1948

Dec 09   UN General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide on this day in history.   

Dec 10   UN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the year 1948.   

Dec 11   On this day in history wHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 12   Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1948.   

Dec 15   Former state department official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1948 former state dept official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury   

Dec 16   In the year 1948 "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances   

Dec 17   In the year 1948 edgar Istel, composer, dies at 68   

Dec 18   Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election on this day in history.   

Dec 18   On this day in history janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers   

Dec 19   2nd political action of Java/Sumatra on this day in history.   

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

Dec 20   C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 in the year 1948.   

Dec 20   In the year 1948 second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia   

Dec 21   In the year 1948 o'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place   

Dec 21   In the year 1948 seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged   

Dec 22   KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1948.   

Dec 23   Former Japanese prime minister is executed along with six other top Japanese leaders for their war crimes during World War II in the year 1948.   

Dec 23   In the year 1948 hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64   

Dec 24   1st US house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Mass) on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Canada formally recognizes the state of Israel in the year 1948.   

Dec 24   On this day in history first US house completely sunheated is occupied, Dover, Mass   

Dec 26   In the year 1948 hungarian cardinal Mindszenty arrested   

Dec 28   In the year 1948 iDF crosses Egyptian border   

Dec 28   In the year 1948 mahmud Nokrashy Pasha, PM of Egypt (19..-48), assassinated   

Dec 28   On this day in history the IDF crosses the Egyptian border   

Dec 29   On this day in history "Rape of Lucretia" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 23 performances   

Dec 29   US State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit in the year 1948.   

Dec 30   In the year 1948 "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 1077 performances   

Dec 30   Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate opens on Broadway in the year 1948.   

Dec 31   On this day in history dutch police actions up Java gone on strike   

Dec 31   Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 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   In the year 1948 birth of manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1948 birth of dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35)   

Jan 06   In the year 1948 birth of robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )   

Jan 01   Hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies in the year 1948.   

Jan 08   Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 in the year 1948.   

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   In the year 1948 ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72   

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.