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1948 Historical Event(s)
February 10, 1948
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rat in Chinese astrology.
February 22, 1948
– Communist revolution in Czechoslovakia.
April 3, 1948
– In Jeju, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses begins, known as the Jeju massacre.
April 22, 1948
– 1948 Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces.
April 28, 1948
– Igor Stravinsky conducted the premier of his American ballet, Orpheus, in New York City at New York City Center.
May 16, 1948
– Chaim Weizmann is elected the first President of Israel.
May 18, 1948
– The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
May 20, 1948
– Chiang Kai-shek elected to be the first President of the Republic of China.
September 15, 1948
– The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 mph.
November 6, 1948
– Deputy commander-in-chief of the Eastern China Field Army General Su Yu launched a massive offensive toward Xuzhou, defended by seven different armies under the Suppression General Headquarter of Xuzhou Garrison, the Huaihai Campaign, the largest operational campaign of the Chinese Civil War begins.
Who Were Born On 1948?
January 22, 1948
– Northern Calloway, American actor (d. 1990)
April 21, 1948
– Gary Condit, American politician
May 27, 1948
– Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant
June 22, 1948
– Steve Eastin, American actor
July 4, 1948
– Phil Wheatley, Director-General of the National Offender Management Service
July 14, 1948
– Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, Zulu king
August 28, 1948
– Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer
September 10, 1948
– Margaret Trudeau, former wife of Pierre Trudeau
November 26, 1948
– Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)
December 7, 1948
– Gary Morris, American singer and actor