April 9th (1948) was a Friday. It's the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 267 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 9th April, 1948
» Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi (group) named Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, Deir Yassin massacre named killing over 100.
Famous Birthdays on April 9 in 1948
» Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician
» Michel Parizeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
» Patty Pravo, Italian singer
April 9th Famous Deaths for 1948
» George Carpenter (Salvation Army) e.g George Carpenter, Australian 5th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1872)
» Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala, Colombian politician, List of mayors of Bogotá named Mayor of Bogotá (b. 1903)
April 9th Holidays in History
» Bataan Day or 'Araw ng Kagitingan' (Philippines)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
» Saint Gaucherius named Gaucherius
» Saint Materiana known as Materiana
» Waltrude
» April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Kosovo known as Constitution Day (Kosovo)
» Public holidays in Georgia called Day of National Unity (Georgia (country) known as Georgia)
» Mikael Agricola Agricola as a rector and an ordinarius named Day of the Finnish Language (Finland)
» Public holidays in Denmark known as Occupation of Denmark (Denmark)
» Vimy Ridge Day, commemorating the Battle of Vimy Ridge. (Canada)