What Happened In December 1948 In History

Historical Events for December, 1948

• 10th » The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• 11th » 1948 Arab–Israeli War: The United Nations passes United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 named General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a United Nations Conciliation Commission known as Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.
• 12th » Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre 14 members of the Scots Guards stationed in Malay Peninsula known as Malaya allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village.
• 23rd » Seven Empire of Japan or Japanese convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
• 26th » Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.
• 28th » The Douglas DC-3 known as DC-3 airliner '1948 Airborne Transport DC-3 (DST) disappearance known as NC16002' disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.
• 30th » The Cole Porter Broadway theatre e.g Broadway musical, 'Kiss Me, Kate' (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1948

• 1st » George Foster (baseball) named George Foster, American baseball player and radio host
• 1st » Sarfraz Nawaz, Pakistani cricketer and politician
• 1st » John Roskelley, American mountaineer and author
• 1st » Neil Warnock, English footballer and manager
• 1st » N. T. Wright, English bishop and scholar
• 1st » Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Nigerian politician, Governor of Kaduna State (d. 2012)
• 2nd » Elizabeth Berg (author) e.g Elizabeth Berg, American nurse and author
• 2nd » T. Coraghessan Boyle, American author and academic
• 2nd » Patricia Hewitt, Australian-English politician, Secretary of State for Health
• 2nd » Toninho Horta, Brazilian guitarist
• 3rd » Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist and songwriter (Framus Five and Etc...)
• 3rd » Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host
• 3rd » Ozzy Osbourne, English-American singer-songwriter and actor (Black Sabbath)
• 4th » Southside Johnny, American singer-songwriter (Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes)
• 6th » Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German actor and singer
• 6th » Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (d. 2014)
• 6th » Don Nickles, American politician
• 6th » Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
• 6th » JoBeth Williams, American actress, singer, and director
• 7th » Gary Morris, American singer and actor
• 7th » Mads Vinding, Danish bassist
• 8th » Luis Caffarelli, Argentinian-American mathematician and academic
• 9th » Marleen Gorris, Dutch director and screenwriter
• 9th » Jonathan Sumption, English historian, judge, and author
• 10th » Dušan Bajević, Bosnian-Greek footballer and manager
• 10th » Jessica Cleaves, American singer (The Friends of Distinction and Earth, Wind & Fire) (d. 2014)
• 10th » Jasuben Shilpi, Indian sculptor (d. 2013)
• 10th » Muhammad Zaidan, Syrian-Palestinian terrorist, founded the Palestine Liberation Front (d. 2004)
• 11th » Stamatis Spanoudakis, Greek guitarist and composer
• 13th » Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (d. 1982)
• 13th » Jeff Baxter, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers)
• 13th » Lillian Board, South African-English sprinter (d. 1970)
• 13th » Ted Nugent, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees (band) e.g Damn Yankees, and Damnocracy)
• 13th » Brian Wilson (Labour politician) e.g Brian Wilson, Scottish politician
• 14th » Kim Beazley, Australian politician and diplomat, 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
• 14th » Boudewijn Büch, Dutch author, poet, and television host (d. 2002)
• 14th » Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian politician (d. 2011)
• 14th » Peter Thorup, Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Beefeaters and Collective Consciousness Society) (d. 2007)
• 14th » Dee Wallace, American actress
• 15th » Melanie Chartoff, American actress
• 15th » Cassandra Harris, Australian-American actress (d. 1991)
• 16th » Christopher Biggins, English actor
• 18th » Edmund Kemper, American serial killer
• 18th » Laurent Voulzy, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 19th » Ken Brown (ice hockey) or Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 20th » Alan Parsons, English keyboard player and producer (The Alan Parsons Project)
• 20th » Carol Smart, British sociologist
• 20th » Mitsuko Uchida, Japanese-English pianist
• 20th » Stevie Wright (Australian singer) e.g Stevie Wright, English-Australian singer-songwriter (The Easybeats)
• 21st » Samuel L. Jackson, American actor and producer
• 21st » Dave Kingman, American baseball player
• 21st » Willi Resetarits, Austrian singer-songwriter, actor, and activist
• 22nd » Noel Edmonds, English game show host
• 22nd » Steve Garvey, American baseball player
• 22nd » Flip Mark, American actor
• 22nd » Rick Nielsen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cheap Trick, Fuse (band) e.g Fuse, and Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters)
• 22nd » Chris Old, English cricketer
• 22nd » Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
• 22nd » Martin Yan, Chinese chef and author
• 23rd » David Davis (British politician) known as David Davis, English politician
• 23rd » Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, and journalist
• 23rd » Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster
• 23rd » Charles Herbert, American actor
• 24th » Frank Oliver (rugby union) e.g Frank Oliver, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 25th » Alia al-Hussein, Egyptian wife of Hussein of Jordan (d. 1977)
• 25th » Barbara Mandrell, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 25th » Joel Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 26th » Candy Crowley, American journalist
• 27th » Gérard Depardieu, French actor, singer, and producer
• 28th » Mary Weiss, American singer (The Shangri-Las)
• 29th » Peter Robinson (politician) e.g Peter Robinson, Irish politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland
• 30th » Jed Johnson (designer) known as Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director (d. 1996)
• 31st » Joe Dallesandro, American actor
• 31st » Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 31st » René Robert, Canadian ice hockey player
• 31st » Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012)

Famous Deaths for December 1948

• 4th » Frank Benford, American physicist and engineer (b. 1883)
• 10th » Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (b. 1896)
• 16th » Denham Fouts, American prostitute (b. 1914)
• 23rd » Akira Mutō, Japanese general (b. 1883)
• 23rd » Hideki Tojo, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1884)
• 31st » Malcolm Campbell, English race car driver (b. 1885)

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