What Happened In November 1948 In History

Historical Events for November, 1948

• 1st » Off southern Manchuria, 6,000 people die as a Republic of China (1912–49) or Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks.
• 1st » Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople named Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is enthroned.
• 6th » Deputy commander-in-chief of the Eastern China Field Army General Su Yu launches a massive offensive toward Xuzhou, defended by seven different armies under the Suppression General Headquarter of Xuzhou Garrison, the Huaihai Campaign. The largest operatio
• 12th » In Tokyo, an international war crimes tribunal sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.

Famous Birthdays on November in 1948

• 1st » Phil Myre, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1st » Amani Abeid Karume, Zanzibar accountant and politician, 6th President of Zanzibar
• 1st » Bill Woodrow, English sculptor
• 3rd » Lulu (singer) called Lulu, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress (The Luvvers)
• 3rd » Takashi Kawamura (politician) named Takashi Kawamura, Japanese politician
• 3rd » Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (d. 1974)
• 3rd » Rick Kreuger, American baseball player and coach
• 3rd » Rainer Zobel, German footballer, coach, and manager
• 4th » Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer (d. 2014)
• 4th » Amadou Toumani Touré, Malian soldier and politician, President of Mali
• 5th » Bob Barr, American lawyer and politician
• 5th » Peter Hammill, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Van der Graaf Generator)
• 5th » Hridayananda Dasa Goswami, American guru
• 5th » Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher and author
• 5th » William Daniel Phillips, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate
• 6th » Sidney Blumenthal, American journalist
• 6th » Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Eagles (band) e.g Eagles)
• 7th » Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint, English businessman and politician
• 7th » Buck Martinez, American baseball player and manager
• 7th » Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
• 8th » Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (d. 2014)
• 9th » Bille August, Danish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
• 9th » Joe Bouchard, American bass player and songwriter (Blue Öyster Cult)
• 9th » Jane Humphries, British economic historian
• 9th » Henrik S. Järrel, Swedish politician
• 9th » Michel Pagliaro, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 9th » Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 10th » Aaron Brown (journalist) called Aaron Brown, American journalist
• 10th » Shigesato Itoi, Japanese video game designer and voice actor, created 'EarthBound (series) called EarthBound'
• 10th » Steven Utley, American author and poet (d. 2013)
• 11th » Andrzej Czok, Polish mountaineer (d. 1986)
• 11th » Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (d. 2005)
• 12th » Errol Brown, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (Hot Chocolate (band) named Hot Chocolate)
• 12th » Cliff Harris, American football player
• 12th » Hassan Rouhani, Iranian lawyer and politician, 7th President of Iran
• 13th » Humayun Ahmed, Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2012)
• 14th » Charles, Prince of Wales
• 14th » Paul Dacre, English journalist
• 14th » Michael Dobbs, English author and politician
• 16th » Horst Bertram, German footballer and manager
• 16th » Chi Coltrane, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 16th » Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic
• 17th » Howard Dean, American physician and politician, 79th Governor of Vermont
• 17th » East Bay Ray, American guitarist (Dead Kennedys)
• 18th » Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Ultima Thule (Estonian band) e.g Ultima Thule)
• 18th » Andrea Marcovicci, American actress and singer
• 18th » Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 2014)
• 18th » Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter (d. 1985)
• 18th » Jack Tatum, American football player (d. 2010)
• 20th » John R. Bolton, American lawyer and diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• 20th » Park Chul-soo, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 20th » Barbara Hendricks, American-Swedish soprano and actress
• 20th » Richard Masur, American actor and director
• 21st » Lonnie Jordan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (War (band) or War)
• 21st » Alphonse Mouzon, American drummer and songwriter (Weather Report and The Eleventh House)
• 21st » Michel Suleiman, Lebanese general and politician, 16th President of Lebanon
• 22nd » Radomir Antić, Serbian footballer and manager
• 22nd » Stewart Guthrie, New Zealand police officer (d. 1990)
• 23rd » Bruce Vilanch, American actor and screenwriter
• 23rd » Frank Worthington, English footballer and manager
• 24th » Spider Robinson, American-Canadian author and critic
• 24th » Steve Yeager, American baseball player and coach
• 25th » Jacques Dupuis (politician) called Jacques Dupuis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of Quebec
• 25th » Lars Eighner, American author
• 26th » Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player and coach (d. 1995)
• 26th » Claes Elfsberg, Swedish journalist
• 26th » Marianne Muellerleile, American actress
• 26th » Galina Prozumenshchikova, Ukrainian swimmer and journalist
• 26th » Peter Wheeler (rugby union) or Peter Wheeler, English rugby player
• 28th » Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian guitarist (Little River Band, Mississippi (band) known as Mississippi, Zoot (band) e.g Zoot, Birtles Shorrock Goble, and Birtles & Goble)
• 28th » Alan Lightman, American physicist, academic, and author
• 28th » Dick Morris, American political consultant, journalist, and author
• 29th » David Rintoul, Scottish actor

Famous Deaths for November 1948

• 11th » Fred Niblo, American actor, director, producer (b. 1874)
• 12th » Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (b. 1867)
• 23rd » Hack Wilson, American baseball player (b. 1900)
• 25th » Kanbun Uechi, Japanese martial artist (b. 1877)

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