Today in History for April 1948

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 38 of 38

1st - H H H Johnson bowls WI to win v England 10-96 match on debut
1st - Faroe Islands receive autonomy from Denmark.
3rd - 1st US figure skating championships held
3rd - Harry Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries)
3rd - US female Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill
3rd - US male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button
4th - 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie
5th - WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
7th - World Health Organization forms by UN
7th - A Buddhist monastery burns in Shanghai, China, leaving twenty monks dead.
8th - Soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF
9th - Massacre at Deir Yassin.
10th - Jewish Hagana repels an Arab attack on Mishmar HaEmek
11th - 12th Golf Masters Championship: Claude Harmon wins, shooting a 279
13th - 75 scientists ambushed on way to Mount Scopus
14th - A flash of light is observed in crater Plato on Moon
14th - NYC subway fares jump from 5 cents to 10 cents
14th - Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
14th - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
Baseball Legend Connie Mack 15th - 1st Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated
15th - Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created
15th - KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast
16th - Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris
18th - International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands
19th - 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:02
19th - ABC-TV network begins
19th - Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China
20th - NYC hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents
20th - Walter P Reuther UAW pres shot & wounded at his home in Detroit
21st - 1st Polaroid camera was sold in US
21st - 2nd NBA Championship: Balt Bullets beat Phila Warriors, 4 games to 2
22nd - WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
23rd - KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast
27th - Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River
29th - Bradman scores 107 Aust v Worcs, 152 mins, 15 fours
30th - "Inside USA" opens at Century Theater NYC for 339 performances
30th - Org of American States charter signed at Bogota, Colombia
30th - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 75 of 75

1st - Jimmy Cliff, Reggae singer
1st - Simon Crowe, rock drummer (Boomtown Rats-Maxinguaye)
1st - Y Y Williams, Welsh rugby player
2nd - Eleanor Margaret Burbridge, astronomer/educator
2nd - Joan [Carol] D[ennison] Vinge, US, sci-fi author (2 Hugos, Dune)
2nd - Marlene Floyd, LPGA golfer
2nd - Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer
3rd - Garrick Ohlsson, Bronxville NY, pianist (Intl Busoni winner 1969)
3rd - H C Tomlinson, Headmaster (Hereford Cathedral School)
3rd - Jaap G de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch MP (CDA)
3rd - Mary Gordon-Watson, England, equestrian 3 day event (Oly-gold-1972)
3rd - Arlette Cousture, French-Canadian writer
4th - Berry Oakley, Chicago Ill, rocker (Allman Brothers-Ramblin' Man)
4th - Gail Davies, Broken Bow Ok, country singer (Blue Heartache)
4th - Pick Withers, rocker (Dire Straits)
4th - Dan Simmons, American writer
4th - Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor
6th - Patrika Darbo, American actress
7th - Carol Douglas, American singer
8th - Gerald McRaney, Collins Miss, actor (Rick-Simon & Simon, Major Dad)
Bank Robber Robert Alan Litchfield (8th) 8th - Robert Alan Litchfield, Mass, bank robber (FBI most wanted in the 1980s)
8th - Michael Leshner, Canadian lawyer and gay rights advocate
9th - Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress
10th - Thomas Spencer, MEP (Conservative)
11th - Ellen Goodman, syndicated columnist (or 1941)
11th - Marcello Lippi, Italian football coach
12th - Raphick Jumadeen, cricketer (WI slow left-armer of the 70's)
12th - Jeremy Beadle, English television presenter (d. 2008)
12th - Joschka Fischer, Foreign Minister of Germany
12th - Sandra "Lois" Reeves, American singer
13th - Amy Robinson, Trenton NJ, writer/actress (Mean Streets)
13th - Peter Swevel, rocker
13th - Sue Doughty, British politician
13th - Nam Hae-il, Chief of Naval Operations of Republic of Korea Navy
14th - Chester G Atkins, (Rep-D-MA)
14th - Larry Ferguson, Nassau, keyboardist (Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing)
14th - Ty Grimes, rocker (Capt Beefheart Band Drums
14th - Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician
15th - Michael Kamen, American composer (d. 2003)
16th - Lynne Franks, British public relations consultant
17th - Jan Hammer, composer (Escape from TV, Miami Vice)
17th - Viscount Bridport
18th - "Tiny" Nate Archibald, NBA guard (Cincinnati)
18th - Catherine Malfitano, NYC, soprano (Metropolitan Opera)
18th - Skip Stephenson, Omaha Neb, comedian (Real People)
19th - Rick Miller, American baseball player
20th - Craig Frost, keyboardist (Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful)
20th - Gregory Itzin, American actor
20th - Rémy Trudel, French Canadian politician
21st - Claire Denis, Paris France, actress (Boom Boom, Chocolat)
21st - Gary A Condit, (Rep-D-California)
21st - Lord Egremont, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
21st - Paul Davis, Meridian Mi, country/rock vocalist (I Go Crazy)
22nd - Carole Drinkwater, actress (Father, All Creatures Great & Small)
23rd - Richard Day, engineer/development expert
23rd - Tessa Wyatt, actress (Beast in the Cellar, Wedding Night)
23rd - Pascal Quignard, French author
23rd - Serge Thériault, French-Canadian comedian and actor
24th - Benzion Freshwater, English multi-millionaire
24th - Eddie James Hart, Martinez Cal, 4x100m relay runner (Olympic-gold-72)
24th - Paul Cellucci, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada
25th - Mike Selvey, cricketer (England pace bowler of late 70's)
25th - Yu Shyi-kun, former Premier of Taiwan
26th - Boyd Matson, TV host/correspondent (National Geographic Explorer)
26th - Gerry Sikorski, (Rep-D-MN, 1983- )
27th - Katie Pierson, NJ, vocals/guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack)
27th - Frank William Abagnale, Jr., con artist turned security consultant.
27th - Amrit Bohra, Nepalese politician
28th - Marcia Strassman, NYC, actress (Julle Kotter-Welcome Back Kotter)
28th - Terry Pratchett, English author
28th - Dorothée Berryman, French Canadian actress and singer
29th - Reb Brown, Los Angeles CA, actor (Cage, Yor, Capt America, Fast Break)
29th - Bruce Cutler, American attorney
30th - Perry King, Alliance OH, actor (Andy Warhol's "Bad")
30th - Wayne Kramer, guitarist (MC5, Dangerous Madness)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 11 of 11

8th - Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40
9th - George Carpenter, Australian Salvation Army general (b. 1872)
9th - Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician (b. 1903)
14th - Walter P Reuther, Pres (United Auto Workers), shot at his home
15th - Radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician (d. 1892)
17th - Johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75
17th - Percy Sherwell, cricketer (S Afr captain in 13 Tests 1905-11), dies
21st - Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66
24th - Joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84
24th - Manuel Marua Ponce, Mexican composer (Ferial), dies at 65
24th - Rosita Marstini, actress (I Cover Waterfront, Big Parade), dies at 54