Historical Events In 1948

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

Oct 15   In the year 1948 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 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 in the year 1948.   

Oct 16   Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies in the year 1948.   

Oct 18   Operation 10 Plagues in the year 1948.   

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

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

Oct 21   In the year 1948 beersheba liberated by Israeli army   

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

Oct 22   Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1948 egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel   

Oct 23   Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1948.   

Oct 24   On this day in history bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War"   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 29   Israeli forces liberate Meron & Gush-Halev in the year 1948.   

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

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

Oct 31   On this day in history cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies   

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   On this day in history 2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago   

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   Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal in the year 1948.   

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

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

Nov 14   On this day in history prince Charles born   

Nov 15   On this day in history 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   Eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1948 birth of thom Mooney, rocker   

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   In the year 1948 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   In the year 1948 raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies   

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

Jan 21   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1948.   

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

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