Page 4: Historical Events In 1948

Feb 27   The Communist Party takes control in Czechoslovakia on this day in history.   

Feb 28   The last British troops leave India in the year 1948.   

Feb 29   On this day in history nikolai Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976)   

Feb 29   In the year 1948 stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died   

Mar 03   Antonin Artaud, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1948 antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51   

Mar 05   On this day in history actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson   

Mar 05   In the year 1948 charles Prince, cricketer (5 & 1 in only Test for S Africa), dies   

Mar 05   On this day in history uS rocket flies record 4800 KPH to 126k height   

Mar 07   In the year 1948 nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death   

Mar 07   The Dodecanese islands officially become part of Greece again, ending the Italian rule on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional on this day in history.   

Mar 09   On this day in history provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia   

Mar 10   On this day in history 1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca   

Mar 10   Jan Masaryk, Czech Foreign minister, commits suicide or is murdered in the year 1948.   

Mar 11   On this day in history 1st black in the US Tennis Open (Reginald Weir)   

Mar 11   On this day in history jewish Agency of Jerusalem bombed   

Mar 12   On this day in history -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March   

Mar 12   In the year 1948 -5ºF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March   

Mar 13   10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Freedom Train arrives in San Francisco in the year 1948.   

Mar 14   Freedom Train arrives in SF on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1948 bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team v Western Australia   

Mar 15   On this day in history bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team vs Western Australia   

Mar 15   Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine in the year 1948.   

Mar 18   France & Great Britain & Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting in the year 1948.   

Mar 19   On this day in history lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden, New York NY   

Mar 19   In the year 1948 lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC   

Mar 20   1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90 on this day in history.   

Mar 20   20th Academy Awards "Gentleman's Agreement", Ronald Colman, Loretta Young win on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1948 20th Academy Awards: "Gentleman's Agreement", Ronald Colman, Loretta Young win   

Mar 21   In the year 1948 "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio   

Mar 22   In the year 1948 the birth of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer of 'Phantom of the Opera' and 'Cats'   

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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   Eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician was born in the year 1948.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies in the year 1948.   

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1948 ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65