Page 16: Historical Events In 1948

Dec 09   UN General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide in the year 1948.   

Dec 10   In the year 1948 uN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights   

Dec 11   On this day in history wHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 12   In the year 1948 malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre   

Dec 14   Reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1948.   

Dec 15   In the year 1948 former state department official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury   

Dec 15   On this day in history former state dept official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury   

Dec 16   In the year 1948 "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances   

Dec 17   In the year 1948 edgar Istel, composer, dies at 68   

Dec 18   In the year 1948 indonesia begins it's 2nd political election   

Dec 18   In the year 1948 janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers   

Dec 19   2nd political action of Java/Sumatra on this day in history.   

Dec 19   8th largest snowfall in NYC history (15.3") in the year 1948.   

Dec 20   C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Dec 20   On this day in history second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia   

Dec 21   In the year 1948 o'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place   

Dec 21   Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged in the year 1948.   

Dec 22   On this day in history kPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 23   On this day in history former Japanese prime minister is executed along with six other top Japanese leaders for their war crimes during World War II   

Dec 23   On this day in history hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64   

Dec 24   1st US house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Mass) in the year 1948.   

Dec 24   Canada formally recognizes the state of Israel on this day in history.   

Dec 24   First US house completely sunheated is occupied, Dover, Mass on this day in history.   

Dec 26   In the year 1948 hungarian cardinal Mindszenty arrested   

Dec 28   In the year 1948 iDF crosses Egyptian border   

Dec 28   On this day in history mahmud Nokrashy Pasha, PM of Egypt (19..-48), assassinated   

Dec 28   The IDF crosses the Egyptian border on this day in history.   

Dec 29   "Rape of Lucretia" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 23 performances on this day in history.   

Dec 29   US State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit on this day in history.   

Dec 30   "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 1077 performances on this day in history.   

Dec 30   In the year 1948 cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate opens on Broadway.   

Dec 31   On this day in history dutch police actions up Java gone on strike   

Dec 31   In the year 1948 malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63   

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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   On this day in history birth of eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician   

Jan 05   Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's) was born in the year 1948.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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