1948 Calendar
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1948 Historical Event(s)
- January 30, 1948 – Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi known for his non-violent freedom struggle is assassinated by Pandit Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.
- February 10, 1948 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rat in Chinese astrology.
- April 1, 1948 – Faroe Islands receive autonomy from Denmark.
- 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.
- June 8, 1948 – Milton Berle hosts the debut of Texaco Star Theater.
- June 26, 1948 – The Western allies begin an airlift to Berlin after the Soviet Union blockades West Berlin.
- July 17, 1948 – The South Korean constitution is proclaimed.
- August 15, 1948 – The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.
- September 18, 1948 – Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the US Senate without completing another senator’s term, when she defeats Democratic opponent Adrian Scolten.
Who Were Born On 1948?
- January 10, 1948 – Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist
- January 14, 1948 – Valeri Kharlamov, Soviet ice hockey player (d. 1981)
- February 22, 1948 – John Ashton, American actor
- March 28, 1948 – Dianne Wiest, American actress
- April 4, 1948 – Michael Blassie, American military officer (d. 1972)
- July 4, 1948 – René Arnoux, French race car driver
- July 17, 1948 – Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director
- July 27, 1948 – Betty Thomas, American actor and film director
- September 16, 1948 – Rosemary Casals, American tennis player
- September 19, 1948 – Jeremy Irons, English actor