Historical Events In 1948

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

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

Feb 06   On this day in history bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia  

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

Feb 06   Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history u.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Army chief of staff, and is succeeded by General Omar Bradley.  

Feb 08   In the year 1948 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   On this day in history karl Valentin, German comic/writer, dies at 65  

Feb 09   WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1948.  

Feb 11   Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut England vs West Indies, out for 140 on this day in history.  

Feb 11   John Costello follows Eamon Da Valera as premier of Ireland in the year 1948.  

Feb 11   In the year 1948 sergy Eisenstein, film director, dies at 50  

Feb 11   Test Cricket debut of Frank Worrell, vs England Port-of-Spain in the year 1948.  

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   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA in the year 1948.  

Feb 13   On this day in history wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to US from England  

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   Miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for first time in the year 1948.  

Feb 20   In the year 1948 czechoslovakia's non-communist minister resigns  

Feb 21   In the year 1948 frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80  

Feb 21   NASCAR is incorporated in the year 1948.  

Feb 22   Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25   On this day in history communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1948 birth of manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)  

Jan 04   In the year 1948 birth of eugeniusz Wycisło, Polish politician  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies in the year 1948.  

Jan 08   Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24   On this day in history death of maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912)  

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