Page 14: Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   China's Red army occupies Chinchov on this day in history.   

Oct 15   First women officers on active duty sworn in as commissioned officers in regular Navy under Women's Service Integration Act of June 1948 by Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan CAPT Joy B. Hancock, USN; LCDR Winifred R. Quick, USN; LCDR Anne King, USN; LCDR Frances L. Willoughby, MC, USN; LT Ellen Ford, SC, USN; LT Doris Cranmore, MSC, USN; LTJG Doris A. Defenderfer, USN; and LTJG Betty Rae Tennant, USN in the year 1948.   

Oct 15   On this day in history first women officers on active duty sworn in as commissioned officers in regular Navy under Women's Service Integration Act of June 1948 by Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan: CAPT Joy B. Hancock, USN; LCDR Winifred R. Quick, USN; LCDR Anne King, USN; LCDR Frances L. Willoughby, MC, USN; LT Ellen Ford, SC, USN; LT Doris Cranmore, MSC, USN; LTJG Doris A. Defenderfer, USN; and LTJG Betty Rae Tennant, USN.   

Oct 16   "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 16   In the year 1948 henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies   

Oct 18   In the year 1948 operation 10 Plagues   

Oct 18   On this day in history [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies   

Oct 19   On this day in history "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances   

Oct 21   On this day in history beersheba liberated by Israeli army   

Oct 21   In the year 1948 facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC   

Oct 22   Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies in the year 1948.   

Oct 22   On this day in history egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel   

Oct 23   On this day in history eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 24   In the year 1948 bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War"   

Oct 24   Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78 in the year 1948.   

Oct 25   In the year 1948 special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration   

Oct 27   On this day in history albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

Oct 27   In the year 1948 israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev   

Oct 28   Flag of Israel is adopted in the year 1948.   

Oct 29   In the year 1948 israeli forces liberate Meron & Gush-Halev   

Oct 30   In the year 1948 20 die & 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania   

Oct 30   On this day in history 20 die &6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania   

Oct 31   In the year 1948 cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies   

Nov 02   On this day in history truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers   

Nov 02   On this day in history truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers   

Nov 03   2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago in the year 1948.   

Nov 04   TS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature in the year 1948.   

Nov 09   Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Nov 10   In the year 1948 julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71   

Nov 12   In the year 1948 japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal   

Nov 12   In the year 1948 umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81   

Nov 13   On this day in history "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 perfs   

Nov 14   In the year 1948 prince Charles born   

Nov 15   William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada in the year 1948.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Next Page »

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   In the year 1948 birth of eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)   

Jan 05   Thom Mooney, rocker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's) was born in the year 1948.   

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   On this day in history birth of robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history death of anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42   

Jan 19   In the year 1948 death of tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869)   

Jan 21   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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