What Happened In September 1948 In History

Historical Events for September, 1948

• 4th » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
• 5th » In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council of Ministers or President of the Council while being Foreign minister, As such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II.
• 6th » Juliana of the Netherlands e.g Juliana becomes Queen regnant called Queen of the Netherlands.
• 13th » Deputy Primer Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel ordered the Army to move into the Hyderabad State called Hyderabad to integrate it with Indian Union.
• 13th » Margaret Chase Smith is elected senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. United States House of Representatives e.g House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
• 15th » The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at convert 671 mph km/h.
• 17th » The Lehi (group) e.g Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
• 17th » The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.
• 18th » Communist Madiun uprising in Dutch Indies.
• 24th » The Honda known as Honda Motor Company is founded.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1948

• 1st » James Rebhorn, American actor (d. 2014)
• 1st » Alastair Redfern, English bishop
• 1st » Józef Życiński, Polish archbishop and philosopher (d. 2011)
• 2nd » Nate Archibald, American basketball player and coach
• 2nd » Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
• 2nd » Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (d. 1986)
• 3rd » Don Brewer, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Grand Funk Railroad and Terry Knight and the Pack)
• 3rd » Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greece) or Greek Minister of Justice
• 3rd » Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008)
• 5th » Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria
• 6th » Claydes Charles Smith, American guitarist (Kool & the Gang) (d. 2006)
• 7th » Susan Blakely, American actress
• 8th » Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
• 8th » Great Kabuki, Japanese wrestler
• 9th » Pamela Des Barres, American actress and singer (The GTOs)
• 10th » Zhang Chengzhi, Chinese historian and author
• 10th » Brian Donohoe, Scottish politician
• 10th » Tony Gatlif, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 10th » Judy Geeson, English actress
• 10th » Bob Lanier (basketball) e.g Bob Lanier, American basketball player and coach
• 10th » Margaret Trudeau, Canadian actress and talk show host, 12th Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada
• 10th » Charlie Waters, American football player, coach, and radio host
• 11th » John Martyn, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
• 12th » Luis Lima, Argentinian tenor
• 12th » Steve Turre, American trombonist and educator
• 12th » Max Walker, Australian cricketer, sportscaster, and architect
• 13th » Nell Carter, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
• 13th » Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist and academic
• 13th » Sitiveni Rabuka, Fijian general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji
• 14th » Marc Reisner, American environmentalist and author (d. 2000)
• 16th » Ron Blair, American bass player (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
• 16th » Rosemary Casals, American tennis player and sportscaster
• 16th » Julia Donaldson, English author and playwright
• 16th » Kenney Jones, English drummer (The Small Faces, Faces (band) e.g Faces, The Who, The Law (band) named The Law, and The Jones Gang)
• 16th » Susan Ruttan, American actress
• 17th » Karl Alber, German footballer
• 17th » Raphy Leavitt, Puerto Rican composer
• 17th » John Ritter, American actor and producer (d. 2003)
• 18th » Lynn Abbey, American computer programmer and author
• 18th » Rodger Beckman, American baseball player and radio host
• 18th » Ken Brett, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2003)
• 18th » Christopher Skase, Australian businessman (d. 2001)
• 19th » Mykhaylo Fomenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager
• 19th » Jan Hoag, American actress
• 19th » Jeremy Irons, English actor and singer
• 19th » Mihai Timofti, Moldovan actor, director, and composer
• 20th » Rey Langit, Filipino journalist and radio host
• 20th » George R. R. Martin, American author, screenwriter, and producer
• 20th » Chuck Panozzo, American bass player (Styx (band) called Styx)
• 20th » John Panozzo, American drummer (Styx (band) or Styx) (d. 1996)
• 21st » Jack Dromey, English union leader and politician
• 22nd » Denis Burke (Australian politician) called Denis Burke, Australian soldier and politician, 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
• 22nd » Jim Byrnes (actor) known as Jim Byrnes, American guitarist and actor
• 22nd » Mark Phillips, English horse rider and journalist
• 23rd » Don Grolnick, American pianist and composer (Ten Wheel Drive) (d. 1996)
• 23rd » Dan Toler, American guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band and Gregg Allman Band) (d. 2013)
• 24th » Gordon Clapp, American actor and producer
• 24th » Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
• 24th » Garth Porter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer (Sherbet (band) e.g Sherbet)
• 25th » Mimi Kennedy, American actress
• 25th » Kathi McDonald, American singer (d. 2012)
• 26th » Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
• 27th » Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor, director, and producer
• 27th » Les Chapman, English footballer and manager
• 27th » Michele Dotrice, English actress
• 27th » Duncan Fletcher, Rhodesian-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
• 27th » Robin Jackson, Irish soldier (d. 1998)
• 27th » A Martinez, American actor and singer
• 28th » Panagiotis Adraktas, Greek politician
• 29th » Yelena Drapeko, Kazakhstani-Russian actress
• 29th » Mark Farner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Grand Funk Railroad and Terry Knight and the Pack)
• 29th » Bryant Gumbel, American journalist and sportscaster
• 29th » Theo Jörgensmann, German clarinet player and composer (German Clarinet Duo, Clarinet Contrast, and Klarinettenquartett Cl-4)
• 29th » Mike Pinera, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blues Image, Iron Butterfly, Cactus (band) called Cactus, and Ramatam)
• 30th » Craig Kusick, American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)

Famous Deaths for September 1948

• 2nd » Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)
• 3rd » Edvard Beneš, Czech politician, 2nd List of Presidents of Czechoslovakia known as President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1884)
• 5th » Richard C. Tolman, American physicist and chemist (b. 1881)
• 8th » Thomas Mofolo, Lesotho author (b. 1876)
• 10th » Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (b. 1861)
• 11th » Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (b. 1876)
• 17th » Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)
• 17th » Folke Bernadotte, Swedish diplomat (b. 1895)
• 20th » Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian poet and scholar (b. 1881)
• 24th » Warren William, American actor and singer (b. 1894)

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