1948 Calendar
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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.
- March 27, 1948 – The Second Congress of the Workers Party of North Korea is convened.
- May 18, 1948 – The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
- June 26, 1948 – Shirley Jackson’s short story The Lottery is published in The New Yorker magazine.
- July 29, 1948 – Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad – after a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
- August 15, 1948 – The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.
- September 6, 1948 – Juliana becomes Queen of the Netherlands.
- September 18, 1948 – Communist Madiun uprising in Dutch Indies.
- December 11, 1948 – The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, which established and defined the role of the United Nations Conciliation Commission as an organization to facilitate peace in the British Mandate for Palestine.
Who Were Born On 1948?
- January 27, 1948 – Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist
- March 25, 1948 – Bonnie Bedelia, American actress
- April 12, 1948 – Sandra “Lois” Reeves, American singer
- July 18, 1948 – Carlos Colón, Sr., Puerto Rican professional wrestler
- August 31, 1948 – Ken McMullen, English film director
- September 18, 1948 – Lynn Abbey, American computer programmer and author
- October 30, 1948 – Garry McDonald, Australian actor
- November 3, 1948 – Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian racing driver (d. 1974)
- November 6, 1948 – Glenn Frey, American singer (Eagles)
- December 27, 1948 – Gérard Depardieu, French actor