Page 3: Historical Events In 1948

Feb 05   In the year 1948 johann Blaskowitz, German gen (surrendered at Wageningen), dies at 64   

Feb 06   On this day in history 1st radio-controlled airplane flown   

Feb 06   Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia in the year 1948.   

Feb 06   First radio-controlled airplane flown on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38 in the year 1948.   

Feb 07   "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 performances in the year 1948.   

Feb 07   On this day in history "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 perfs   

Feb 07   In the year 1948 "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies   

Feb 07   U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Army chief of staff, and is succeeded by General Omar Bradley on this day in history.   

Feb 08   5th Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland in the year 1948.   

Feb 08   5th Winter Olympics games close at St Moritz, Switzerland in the year 1948.   

Feb 09   Karl Valentin, German comic/writer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1948.   

Feb 10   Ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies in the year 1948.   

Feb 10   In the year 1948 greek General Markos' guerrilla army bombs Saloniki   

Feb 11   Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut Eng v WI, out for 140 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut England vs West Indies, out for 140 in the year 1948.   

Feb 11   John Costello follows Eamon Da Valera as premier of Ireland on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Sergy Eisenstein, film director, dies at 50 in the year 1948.   

Feb 11   Test Cricket debut of Frank Worrell, vs England Port-of-Spain on this day in history.   

Feb 12   1st Lt Nancy Leftenant becomes 1st black in army nursing corps in the year 1948.   

Feb 13   Andy Ganteaume scores 112 for W Indies in only Test Cricket innings on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1948 ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Lannoy &Baugniet of Belgium   

Feb 13   In the year 1948 men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA   

Feb 13   Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to US from England on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1948 mao Zedong's army occupies Yenan   

Feb 16   1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News" shown on NBC in the year 1948.   

Feb 16   In the year 1948 miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for first time   

Feb 20   Czechoslovakia's non-communist minister resigns on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1948 nASCAR is incorporated.   

Feb 22   Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die in the year 1948.   

Feb 24   On this day in history communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia   

Feb 25   Communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour)   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 05   Thom Mooney, rocker was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 06   In the year 1948 birth of 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) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 06   Robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- ) was born in the year 1948.   

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1948 kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60   

Jan 14   Anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42 died in the year 1948.   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869)   

Jan 21   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1948.   

Jan 24   Maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912) died in the year 1948.   

Jan 26   On this day in history ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65