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What Happened In August 1948 In History

Historical Events for August, 1948

  • 3rd » Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a Communism or communist and a Espionage known as spy for the Soviet Union.
  • 10th » 'Candid Camera' makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as 'Candid Microphone'.
  • 12th » USS Nevada BB-36 6 is struck from the naval record.
  • 15th » The South Korea known as Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.
  • 18th » The Australian cricket team in England in 1948 Australian cricket team Fifth Test, 1948 Ashes series completed a 1948 Ashes series 4–0 Ashes series win over England cricket team England during their undefeated 'Invincibles' tour.
  • 23rd » World Council of Churches is formed.
  • 25th » The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1948

  • 1st » Avi Arad, Israeli-American screenwriter and producer, founded Marvel Studios
  • 1st » Cliff Branch, American football player
  • 1st » David Gemmell, English author (d. 2006)
  • 2nd » Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Amen Corner (band) e.g Amen Corner and Fair Weather)
  • 2nd » Dennis Prager, American radio host and author
  • 2nd » James Street (quarterback) or James Street, American football player (d. 2013)
  • 2nd » Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)
  • 3rd » Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France
  • 4th » Johnny Grubb, American baseball player and coach
  • 5th » Ray Clemence, English footballer and manager
  • 5th » Barbara Flynn, English actress
  • 5th » Carole Laure, Canadian actress and singer
  • 6th » William McCrea (politician) known as William McCrea, Irish politician
  • 7th » Marty Appel, American businessman and author
  • 7th » Greg Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach
  • 7th » Antonis Vardis, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
  • 8th » Susan Himmelweit, English economist and academic
  • 8th » Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian engineer and astronaut
  • 9th » Bill Campbell (baseball) e.g Bill Campbell, American baseball player
  • 11th » Don Boyd, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 11th » Jan Palach, Czech activist (d. 1969)
  • 12th » Siddaramaiah, Indian politician, 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka
  • 12th » Sue Monk Kidd, American author
  • 12th » Graham J. Zellick, English academic and jurist
  • 13th » Kathleen Battle, American soprano and actress
  • 13th » Scott Powell, American singer (Sha Na Na)
  • 14th » Terry Adams (musician) called Terry Adams, American pianist and composer (NRBQ)
  • 15th » Uschi Digard, Swedish porn actress and model
  • 15th » Patsy Gallant, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
  • 15th » George Ryton, Singaporean-English engineer
  • 16th » Barry Hay, Indian-Dutch singer-songwriter (Golden Earring)
  • 16th » Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player and manager
  • 16th » Pierre Reid, Canadian educator and politician
  • 17th » Alexander Ivashkin, Russian-English cellist and conductor (d. 2014)
  • 17th » Rod MacDonald, American singer-songwriter
  • 18th » James Jones (bishop) or James Jones, English bishop
  • 18th » Joseph Marcell, St. Lucian-English actor
  • 18th » John Scarlett, English intelligence officer
  • 19th » Jim Carter (actor) or Jim Carter, English actor
  • 19th » Tipper Gore, American author and photographer, co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center
  • 19th » Gerald McRaney, American actor, director, and producer
  • 19th » Tom Mullica, American magician
  • 20th » John Noble, Australian actor
  • 20th » Robert Plant, English singer-songwriter (Led Zeppelin, Band of Joy, The Honeydrippers, and Page and Plant)
  • 22nd » Eleonora Brown, Italian actress
  • 22nd » David Marks (musician) e.g David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beach Boys and Delaney & Bonnie)
  • 23rd » Atef Bseiso, Palestinian intelligence officer (d. 1992)
  • 23rd » Andrei Pleșu, Romanian journalist and politician, 95th Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania) known as Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 23rd » Rudy Ruettiger, American football player
  • 23rd » Lev Zeleny, Russian physicist
  • 24th » Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer
  • 24th » Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
  • 24th » Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland
  • 24th » Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot
  • 25th » Ledward Kaapana, American singer and guitarist
  • 25th » Nicholas A. Peppas, Greek chemist and biologist
  • 27th » John Mehler, American drummer (Love Song (band) or Love Song)
  • 27th » Sgt. Slaughter, American wrestler and actor
  • 27th » Deborah Swallow, English historian and curator
  • 27th » Philippe Vallois, French director and screenwriter
  • 28th » Vonda N. McIntyre, American author
  • 28th » Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer and educator
  • 28th » Heather Reisman, Canadian businesswoman, founded Indigo Books and Music
  • 28th » Danny Seraphine, American drummer and producer (Chicago (band) e.g Chicago)
  • 28th » Elizabeth Wilmshurst, English academic and jurist
  • 31st » Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver (d. 1982)
  • 31st » Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter and producer
  • 31st » Ken McMullen (film director) or Ken McMullen, English director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 31st » Holger Osieck, German footballer and manager
  • 31st » Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist and songwriter (Scorpions (band) or Scorpions)

Famous Deaths for August 1948

  • 5th » Montagu Toller, English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1871)
  • 7th » Charles Bryant (actor) named Charles Bryant, English-American actor and director (b. 1879)
  • 9th » Hugo Boss (fashion designer) named Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)
  • 10th » Andrew Brown (soccer) called Andrew Brown, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1870)
  • 10th » Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (b. 1880)
  • 13th » Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (b. 1897)
  • 16th » Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)
  • 27th » Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1862)
  • 31st » Billy Laughlin, American actor (b. 1932)
  • 31st » Andrei Zhdanov, Russian politician (b. 1896)

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