What Happened In January 1948 In History

Historical Events for January, 1948

• 1st » The British railway network is Nationalization named nationalized to form British Railways.
• 1st » The Constitution of Italy comes into force.
• 4th » Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
• 7th » Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while Mantell UFO incident or in pursuit of a supposed unidentified flying object e.g UFO.
• 21st » The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day.
• 30th » Indian pacifist and leader Mahatma Gandhi named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known for his non-violent freedom struggle, is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1948

• 1st » Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
• 1st » Pavel Grachev, Russian general (d. 2012)
• 1st » Ian Lister, Scottish footballer (d. 2013)
• 1st » Joe Petagno, American illustrator
• 1st » Ampon Tangnoppakul, Thai criminal (d. 2012)
• 1st » Ismael Zambada García, Mexican drug lord
• 2nd » Judith Miller, American journalist
• 2nd » Tony Woodley, English union leader
• 4th » Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (d. 1992)
• 4th » Wolfgang Mulack, German footballer
• 4th » Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali
• 4th » Eugeniusz Wycisło, Polish politician
• 5th » Ted Lange, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 6th » Guy Gardner (astronaut) e.g Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut
• 7th » Kenny Loggins, American singer-songwriter (Loggins and Messina)
• 7th » Ichirou Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (JAM Project)
• 8th » Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish director and screenwriter
• 9th » Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cowsills) (d. 2006)
• 9th » Cassie Gaines, American singer (The Honkettes) (d. 1977)
• 10th » Donald Fagen, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Steely Dan)
• 10th » Teresa Graves, American actress and singer (d. 2002)
• 10th » Mischa Maisky, Latvian-Israeli cellist
• 10th » David Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury, English lawyer and judge
• 10th » Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist
• 11th » Fritz Bohla, German footballer and manager
• 11th » Brian Cantor, English academic
• 11th » Joe Harper (footballer) e.g Joe Harper, Scottish footballer
• 11th » Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Makuuchi Yokozuna named Yokozuna
• 11th » Terry Williams (drummer) called Terry Williams, Welsh drummer (Love Sculpture, Man (band) named Man, Rockpile, and Dire Straits)
• 12th » Kenny Allen (footballer) or Kenny Allen, English footballer
• 12th » Anthony Andrews, English actor
• 12th » Gordon Campbell, Canadian politician, 34th Premier of British Columbia
• 12th » John Etheridge, English guitarist (Soft Machine)
• 12th » Brendan Foster, English sportscaster
• 12th » Khalid Abdul Muhammad, American activist (d. 2001)
• 12th » William Nicholson (writer) e.g William Nicholson, English author and screenwriter
• 13th » Gaj Singh, Indian politician
• 14th » T-Bone Burnett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Alpha Band)
• 14th » Valeri Kharlamov, Russian ice hockey player (d. 1981)
• 14th » John Lescroart, American author
• 14th » Carl Weathers, American actor
• 15th » Aldo Zadrima, Albanian chess player
• 15th » Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 1977)
• 16th » John Carpenter, American director
• 16th » Dalvanius Prime, New Zealand singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
• 16th » Ruth Reichl, American critic
• 16th » Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player
• 17th » Jim Ladd, American radio host and producer
• 17th » Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland
• 17th » Anne Queffélec, French pianist
• 17th » Michael Rake, English businessman
• 19th » Amanda Holden (writer) known as Amanda Holden, English playwright and composer
• 19th » Frank McKenna, Canadian politician and diplomat, 27th Premier of New Brunswick
• 19th » Mal Reilly, English rugby player and coach
• 20th » Nancy Kress, American author
• 20th » Mel Pritchard, English drummer (Barclay James Harvest) (d. 2004)
• 20th » Natan Sharansky, Russian-Israeli physicist and politician
• 20th » Nigel Williams (author) e.g Nigel Williams, English author, playwright, and screenwriter
• 22nd » Northern Calloway, American actor (d. 1990)
• 22nd » Gilbert Levine, American conductor
• 22nd » Roger Williams (British politician) known as Roger Williams, Welsh politician
• 23rd » David F. Ford, Irish theologian and academic
• 23rd » Anita Pointer, American singer-songwriter (The Pointer Sisters)
• 24th » Michael Des Barres, English singer-songwriter and actor (Power Station (band) e.g Power Station, Silverhead, and Detective (band) named Detective)
• 25th » Gueorgui Chichkine, Russian painter
• 25th » Ros Kelly, Australian politician
• 27th » Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor
• 27th » Valeri Brainin, Russian-German composer and poet
• 27th » Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist
• 27th » Gordon Henderson (politician) e.g Gordon Henderson, English politician
• 28th » Bob Moses (musician) named Bob Moses, American drummer (The Free Spirits and Compost (band) called Compost)
• 28th » Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) known as Charles Taylor, Liberian politician, 22nd President of Liberia
• 29th » Raymond Keene, English chess player and author
• 29th » Pat Kenny, Irish television and radio host
• 29th » Cristina Saralegui, Cuban-American talk show host
• 29th » Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor
• 30th » Nick Broomfield, English director and producer
• 30th » Paul Magee, Irish soldier
• 30th » Miles Reid, English mathematician and academic
• 31st » Volkmar Groß, German footballer
• 31st » Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician

Famous Deaths for January 1948

• 2nd » Vicente Huidobro, Chilean poet (b. 1893)
• 8th » Kurt Schwitters, German painter (b. 1887)
• 8th » Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor (b. 1891)
• 15th » Josephus Daniels, American publisher and diplomat, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1862)
• 19th » Tony Garnier (architect) e.g Tony Garnier, French architect, designed the Stade de Gerland (b. 1869)
• 21st » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer (b. 1876)
• 24th » Maria Mandel, Austrian SS officer (b. 1912)
• 26th » John Lomax, American musicologist (b. 1867)
• 28th » Hans Aumeier, German SS officer (b. 1906)
• 28th » Therese Brandl, German concentration camp guard (b. 1902)
• 28th » Arthur Liebehenschel, German SS officer (b. 1901)
• 28th » Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (b. 1948)
• 29th » Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)
• 30th » Arthur Coningham (RAF officer) or Arthur Coningham, Australian air marshal (b. 1895)
• 30th » Mahatma Gandhi, Indian lawyer, philosopher, and activist (b. 1869)
• 30th » Wright brothers known as Orville Wright, American pilot and engineer, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1871)

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