Page 14: Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   On this day in history china's Red army occupies Chinchov   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Oct 16   "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances in the year 1948.   

Oct 16   On this day in history henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies   

Oct 18   Operation 10 Plagues on this day in history.   

Oct 18   [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies in the year 1948.   

Oct 19   In the year 1948 "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances   

Oct 21   Beersheba liberated by Israeli army on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC in the year 1948.   

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

Oct 22   Egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1948 eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 24   Bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War" on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78   

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

Oct 27   In the year 1948 albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

Oct 27   Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev in the year 1948.   

Oct 28   On this day in history flag of Israel is adopted   

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

Oct 31   Cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers in the year 1948.   

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

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

Nov 04   On this day in history tS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature   

Nov 09   In the year 1948 edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58   

Nov 10   Julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71 in the year 1948.   

Nov 12   Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1948.   

Nov 13   In the year 1948 "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 perfs   

Nov 14   Prince Charles born on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1948 william Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada   

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Jan 03   Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)   

Jan 04   In the year 1948 birth of eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician   

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 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 in the year 1948.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1948 kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60   

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   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   Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1948.