Page 16: Historical Events In 1948

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.   

Dec 20   Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia   

Dec 21   O'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place.   

Dec 21   Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged.   

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

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

Dec 23   Hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) and 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64   

Dec 24   1st US house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Mass)   

Dec 24   Canada formally recognizes the state of Israel.   

Dec 24   inaugural US house completely sunheated is occupied, Dover, Mass.   

Dec 26   Hungarian cardinal Mindszenty arrested   

Dec 28   IDF crosses Egyptian border.   

Dec 28   Mahmud Nokrashy Pasha, PM of Egypt (19..-48), assassinated.   

Dec 28   The IDF crosses the Egyptian border   

Dec 29   "Rape of Lucretia" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 23 performances   

Dec 29   US State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit   

Dec 30   "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 1077 performances.   

Dec 30   Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate opens on Broadway.   

Dec 31   Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike.   

Dec 31   Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63   

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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,