Page 3: Historical Events In 1948

Feb 05   On this day in history johann Blaskowitz, German gen (surrendered at Wageningen), dies at 64   

Feb 06   1st radio-controlled airplane flown in the year 1948.   

Feb 06   Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1948 first radio-controlled airplane flown   

Feb 06   In the year 1948 robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38   

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

Feb 07   In the year 1948 "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 perfs   

Feb 07   On this day in history "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 in the year 1948.   

Feb 08   On this day in history 5th Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland   

Feb 08   5th Winter Olympics games close at St Moritz, Switzerland on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1948 karl Valentin, German comic/writer, dies at 65   

Feb 09   On this day in history wLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Feb 10   Ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1948 sergy Eisenstein, film director, dies at 50   

Feb 11   In the year 1948 test Cricket debut of Frank Worrell, vs England Port-of-Spain   

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

Feb 13   In the year 1948 andy Ganteaume scores 112 for W Indies in only Test Cricket innings   

Feb 13   On this day in history ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Lannoy &Baugniet of Belgium   

Feb 13   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News" shown on NBC   

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

Feb 20   Czechoslovakia's non-communist minister resigns in the year 1948.   

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   In the year 1948 arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die   

Feb 24   Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1948 communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier   

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Jan 03   Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born in the year 1948.   

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   In the year 1948 birth of parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1948 hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66   

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

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

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

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

Jan 21   On this day in history ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 24   In the year 1948 death of maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912)   

Jan 26   Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.