November 1948 calendar

November 1948
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in November 1948.
The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Clement Attlee (Labour), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on November 1948: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of November 1948?

Events

01 Nov 1948 President Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey
02 Nov 1948 WJZ TV channel 13 in Baltimore, Maryland (ABC) begins broadcasting
03 Nov 1948 2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago
12 Nov 1948 Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal
13 Nov 1948 As the Girls Go opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 performances
15 Nov 1948 William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as Prime Minister of Canada.
16 Nov 1948 Operation Magic Carpet - 1st plane from Yemen carrying Jews to Israel
17 Nov 1948 Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi divorces his second wife, the former Princess Fawzia of Egypt.
20 Nov 1948 US balloon reaches height of 42.7 km
23 Nov 1948 Dr Frank G Back (NYC) patents lens to provide zoom effects
24 Nov 1948 Ireland votes for independence from the UK
25 Nov 1948 KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
27 Nov 1948 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7
28 Nov 1948 Hopalong Cassidy premieres on TV
29 Nov 1948 Kukla, Fran, and Ollie debuted on NBC
30 Nov 1948 Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP

Famous Birthday

Charles Prince of Wales
Bernard-Henri Lévy
French philosopher, author.
Chantal Nobel
Laurent Heynemann
Agnieszka Holland
Warsaw, Poland -- Actress / director (Europa Europa).
Luis Felipe Scolari
Daniel Guichard
Susanna Kaysen
American writer, author of the bestseller "Girl, Interrupted," made into a film starring Winona Ryder in 2000, and several other books.
Glenn Frey
American pop singer and musician, he co-founded "The Eagles" band with his friend Don Henley and was co-author of the huge hit "Hotel...
Amadou Toumani Touré
Lulu (singer)
Vincent Schiavelli
American actor (d. 2005).
Vincent Schiavelli
American actor (d. 2005).
Stéphane Paoli
French journalist working at France Inter since 1994.
Howard Dean
American politician and physician, Dean announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President on June 23, 2003 in Burlington,...
Howard Dean
American politician and physician, Dean announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President on June 23, 2003 in Burlington,...
Arie Haan
Barbara Hendricks
American-Swedish soprano and actress.
René Mangin
Robert Hübner
German chess Grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist.
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