Page 3: Historical Events In 1948

Feb 05   On this day in history johann Blaskowitz, German gen (surrendered at Wageningen), dies at 64   

Feb 06   In the year 1948 1st radio-controlled airplane flown   

Feb 06   Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia in the year 1948.   

Feb 06   On this day in history first radio-controlled airplane flown   

Feb 06   In the year 1948 robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38   

Feb 07   On this day in history "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 performances   

Feb 07   In the year 1948 "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 perfs   

Feb 07   In the year 1948 "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies   

Feb 07   U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Army chief of staff, and is succeeded by General Omar Bradley on this day in history.   

Feb 08   5th Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland in the year 1948.   

Feb 08   In the year 1948 5th Winter Olympics games close at St Moritz, Switzerland   

Feb 09   In the year 1948 karl Valentin, German comic/writer, dies at 65   

Feb 09   WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1948.   

Feb 10   In the year 1948 ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies   

Feb 10   On this day in history greek General Markos' guerrilla army bombs Saloniki   

Feb 11   Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut Eng v WI, out for 140 in the year 1948.   

Feb 11   In the year 1948 billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut England vs West Indies, out for 140   

Feb 11   John Costello follows Eamon Da Valera as premier of Ireland on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1948 sergy Eisenstein, film director, dies at 50   

Feb 11   Test Cricket debut of Frank Worrell, vs England Port-of-Spain in the year 1948.   

Feb 12   On this day in history 1st Lt Nancy Leftenant becomes 1st black in army nursing corps   

Feb 13   Andy Ganteaume scores 112 for W Indies in only Test Cricket innings on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Lannoy &Baugniet of Belgium on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1948 men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA   

Feb 13   On this day in history wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to US from England   

Feb 15   On this day in history mao Zedong's army occupies Yenan   

Feb 16   1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News" shown on NBC in the year 1948.   

Feb 16   On this day in history miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for first time   

Feb 20   In the year 1948 czechoslovakia's non-communist minister resigns   

Feb 21   Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   On this day in history nASCAR is incorporated.   

Feb 22   On this day in history arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die   

Feb 24   In the year 1948 communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia   

Feb 25   In the year 1948 communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier   

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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   Eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 05   In the year 1948 birth of parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of thom Mooney, rocker   

Jan 06   In the year 1948 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 in the year 1948.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1948 death of anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42   

Jan 19   Tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869) died in the year 1948.   

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