Historical Events In 1948

Feb 27   On this day in history the Communist Party takes control in Czechoslovakia   

Feb 28   On this day in history the last British troops leave India   

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

Feb 29   Stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died in the year 1948.   

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

Mar 04   Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51 in the year 1948.   

Mar 05   Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson in the year 1948.   

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

Mar 05   US rocket flies record 4800 KPH to 126k height in the year 1948.   

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

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

Mar 08   On this day in history supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional   

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

Mar 10   1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca in the year 1948.   

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   -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March on this day in history.   

Mar 12   -5ºF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March on this day in history.   

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

Mar 14   In the year 1948 freedom Train arrives in San Francisco   

Mar 14   Freedom Train arrives in SF in the year 1948.   

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

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

Mar 15   Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine on this day in history.   

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

Mar 18   On this day in history philips begin experimental TV broadcasting   

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

Mar 19   On this day in history lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC   

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

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   In the year 1948 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   Eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35)   

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 in the year 1948.   

Jan 07   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   In the year 1948 death of maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912)   

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