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   WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1948.   

Dec 12   Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre in the year 1948.   

Dec 14   Reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances   

Dec 17   Edgar Istel, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1948.   

Dec 18   On this day in history indonesia begins it's 2nd political election   

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

Dec 19   2nd political action of Java/Sumatra in the year 1948.   

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   On this day in history second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia   

Dec 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1948 kPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 23   On this day in history 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) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64 in the year 1948.   

Dec 24   1st US house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Mass) in the year 1948.   

Dec 24   In the year 1948 canada formally recognizes the state of Israel.   

Dec 24   In the year 1948 first US house completely sunheated is occupied, Dover, Mass   

Dec 26   Hungarian cardinal Mindszenty arrested in the year 1948.   

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   In the year 1948 the IDF crosses the Egyptian border   

Dec 29   "Rape of Lucretia" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 23 performances in the year 1948.   

Dec 29   On this day in history uS State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit   

Dec 30   On this day in history "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 1077 performances   

Dec 30   On this day in history cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate opens on Broadway.   

Dec 31   Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike in the year 1948.   

Dec 31   Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 in the year 1948.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician   

Jan 05   Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 05   In the year 1948 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   Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35) was born in the year 1948.   

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies   

Jan 08   On this day in history kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60   

Jan 14   In the year 1948 death of anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42   

Jan 19   Tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869) died on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history 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.