The year 1948 has a special significance of its own in India and world history. Let us know some such important events of the year 1948 such as: born famous people, death of famous people, war treaty, independence of a country, invention of new technology, change of power, important national and international day etc., knowing which your general Knowledge will increase.

Important Historical Events of the Year 1948 in World ⚡

Event__DateIncident/Event
14 MayIsrael declared independence from Britain.
15 MayAustralia set a world record of scoring 721 runs a day in a cricket match against Essex.
01 JuneArab countries and Israel agreed to ceasefire.
07 JuneThe leftists completely occupied Czechoslovakia.
19 JuneThe Soviet Union closed the roads leading to West Berlin.
07 JulyDamodar Valley Corporation was established.
08 JulyThe recruitment of women began in the US Air Force.
15 JulyUS President Harry S. Touman was elected for a second term.
06 SeptemberJuliana became Queen of the Netherlands.
11 SeptemberPakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah died.
24 SeptemberHonda Motor Company was established.
05 OctoberThe earthquake in Turkmenistan's capital Ashqabat killed 110,000 people.
13 OctoberNusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a famous singer of Sufi devotional music and qawwali was born.
08 NovemberNathuram Godse confessed to the crime of killing Mahatma Gandhi in court.
18 November500 people drowned after the steamer 'Narayani' crashed near Patna, the capital of Bihar.
26 NovemberThe world's first Polaroid camera sold in Boston, USA.
11 AugustThe Summer Olympics began in London.
03 December1,100 people were killed when the ship carrying a Chinese refugee vessel in the East China Sea exploded in Qiangya.
12 JanuaryMahatma Gandhi gave his last speech and decided to go on a hunger strike against communal violence.
13 JanuaryMahatma Gandhi began his last fast.
27 JanuaryFirst tape recorder sold for the first time.
04 FebruarySri Lanka, then called Ceylon, was free from British rule.
06 FebruaryFor the first time radio controlled aircraft were flown.
12 FebruaryHasan al-Banna, the famous Egyptian militant and founder of the Ikhwanul Muslimeen organization, was conspired and martyred by the then Egyptian King Malik Farooq.
24 FebruaryJayalalithaa, who traveled from film to politics, was born.
11 MarchThe country's first modern vessel Jal Usha was launched in Visakhapatnam.
07 AprilThe United Nations formed the World Health Organization.
19 AprilChiang Kai-shek became the President of China.
01 JanuaryNew Jersey's latest constitution came into force.
01 FebruaryThe Federation of Malayalam was announced.
12 MarchCosta rican civil war started
07 April20 Buddhist monks died in a fire in a Buddhist monastery in Shanghai.
16 MayChem Vizamen was elected as the first President of Israel.
24 JuneThe first World Health Council of the World Health Organization was held in Geneva.
01 JulyThe us A special investigation team of the Air Force was established.
16 AugustBabe Ruth died at the age of 53.
05 SeptemberRobert Suman became Prime Minister of France.
06 OctoberThe Ashgabat earthquake of 1948 killed 110,000 people.
15 NovemberLouis Stephen Saint Laurent became the 12th Prime Minister of Canada.
28 DecemberA Muslim Brotherhood member killed Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmoud Fahimi Nakrashi.
07 JanuaryAir National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell fatally crashed hisP-51 Mustang while in pursuit of a UFO near Fort Knox, Kentucky.
21 FebruaryBill France, Sr. and several other race car drivers founded NASCAR, the governing body of stock car racing in the United States.
25 FebruaryFearful of civil war and Soviet intervention in recent unrest,Czechoslovakian president Edvard Beneš ceded control over thegovernment to the Communist Party.
25 MarchMeteorologists at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City issued the world's first tornado forecast after noticing conditions similar to another tornado that occurred five days earlier.
03 AprilA rebellion began on the island of Jiju, eventually a fight between various groups struggled between 14,000 and 30,000 persons and the South Korean army violently suppressed the rebellion.
03 AprilThe martial plan is an economic reform program established by US Secretary of State George Marshall to aid in the post -World War II construction after Europe.
07 AprilThe United Nations established the World Health Organization as the Coordination Authority on International Public Health.
09 AprilFighters from Igon and Lahi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Dior Yasin near Jerusalem, killing more than 100.
22 AprilHaganah, the Jewish war-Jewish paramilitary group in Palestine, captured Haifa from the Arab Mukti Sena.
30 AprilTwenty -one countries established an organization of American states and signed a charter in Bogota, Columbia.
13 MayKibutz Kifar was surrendering his surrender after a two -day fight with the Arab Lionand Arabians, a fifteen Jews resident of Etzian.
14 MayDavid Ben-Gurian publicly read the Israeli announcement in the freedom hall at Tel Aviv, officially established a new Jewish state in parts of Palestine's pre-arbitrary mandate.
15 MayThe Australian cricket team set a first class world record on the tour of England which still stands 721 runs in a daily Easex.
21 MayChiang Kai-shek became the first President of the Republic of China on May 20, 1948. He was a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), the Chinese Nationalist Party, and served as chairman of the National Military Council of the Republic of China. 20 years.
24 MayAfter the Arab-Israeli war-five days of battle, the Egyptians finally captured the Israeli community of Yed Mordaqai, as the Theadfender left it.
29 MayThe United Nations Peace Army Building-Created Nation Truses Supervision Organization. The United Nations Troubles Supervision Organization (UNTSO) is an organization established for peace installation in the Middle East. Its primary function was providing military command structure to the forces that maintains peace in the Middle East to enable those who maintain peace to follow and maintain the ceasefire, and as the parties aid a ceasefire agreement May be necessary for.
30 MayA gap catching the Colombia River broke, flooding that destroyed Oneport, Oregon, America, only five years after its construction.
07 JuneInstead of indicating to make the Constitution of ninth-May a communist state, Edward Benesh decided to resign as the President of Czechoslovakia.
09 JuneThe International Council of International Council on the Archives was established under the aegis of UNESCO. This is an international NGO Which promotes international cooperation for archives and archives.
21 JuneManchester Small-Skele Experimental Machine, the world's first store program computer, ran its first computer program.
08 JulyThe United States first recruited women in the United States Air Force. Women constables were given a limited role to play in the USAF. The program ended in 1976 when women were given equal rights to men in the armed forces.
12 JulyThe Israeli PM ordered all the Palestinians to be expelled from Israeli cities Lod and Ramla. The incident took place during the Israel-Arab war. Around 70000 Palestinians were expelled from the region. The operation was performed by the Israeli defense forces after the invasion of cities.
12 JulyArab-Israeli War-Israeli Defense Bard official Yitzak Rabins ordered the Palestinians to be expelled from the cities of Lod and Ramla.
31 JulyJohn F of New York City. The Kennedy International Airport was dedicated as the New York International Airport.
03 AugustPrior to the Unitedstates House of Representatives' House Un-Amazer Activities Committee, the former detective became the informer of the government. The letters accused the US State Department official Algeria Sath of communist and Soviet spy.
18 AugustAustralia completed the 4–0 Ashes series win, which earned the then name of 'The Invital' to be the first Test cricket match to play England without losing a match.
12 SeptemberThe spread of infantal paralysis (polio) is increasing continuously in many states of the US, only in the most affected areas, schools will remain closed due to public health reasons.
17 SeptemberThe Swedish diplomatic Folke Berndotte was murdered by Lahi Group Lahi.
29 OctoberA poisonous cloud of malignant smog settled at Donora in Pennsylvania, killing 18 people and hospitalized. The poison in Cloud was due to a local company plant, which was a melting of zinc, combined with smog.
29 OctoberArab-Israel War-like Israeli defense forces captured the Alepestinian Arab village of Safasaf, he massacred at least 52villagers.
01 NovemberEthanagorus I were selected as the 268th universal Patrion Constantinopal.
03 NovemberChicago Tribune has serious U.S. The subsequent morning version of the morning published the flaw title 'Devi Defates Truman'. President Harry S. Truman officially harassed the heavy favored governor of Thomas Davi of New York in the US presidential election.
01 DecemberIn one of the most intense mysteries in Australia, the body of an unknown person was found on the Somraton beach in Adelaide, which is a case today.

Important Historical Events of the Year 1948 in India ⚡

Event__DateIncident/Event
08 JuneIndia's first airline, Air India, launched air services between India and Britain.
21 JuneC. Rajagopalachari became the last Governor General of India.
17 JulyWomen in the country were declared eligible in any type of civil services including the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service.
15 SeptemberThe first flag of independent India reached the port of INS-Delhi Bombay (now Mumbai).
16 OctoberIndia's famous actress and Bharatanatyam dancer Hema Malini was born.
03 NovemberThe then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru made his first speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
30 JanuaryMahatma Gandhi, who made his significant contribution to the freedom struggle of India, was assassinated by Nathu Ram Godse.
21 FebruaryThe draft of the constitution of independent India was presented to the Speaker of the Constituent Assembly.
08 MarchAir India International was established.
30 JanuaryNathuram Godse fatally shot Mahatma Gandhi, thepolitical and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, at Birla House in Delhi.
20 JuneLord Mountbatten resigned as the Governor General of the Indian Union. He was the first Governor-General of India's last Viceroy and India's independent Dominion (1947–48) to emerge the modern Republic of India in 1950.
11 SeptemberIndian soldiers attacked Hyderabad in Pakistan, surrounded the area and attacked all sides in a quick and decisive planned attack.

Famous People's Birthdays in 1948 😀

BirthName/Category/Country
08 AugustSvetlana Savitskaya / Aviator / the Soviet Union
01 JuneAruna Shanbaug Case / Nurse / India
01 MayDeepak Kapoor / Soldier / India
02 JulyAlok Dhanwa / Writer / India
02 JuneAnjjan Shrivastav / Actor / India
02 OctoberPersis Khambatta / Model / India
05 JanuaryParthasarathy Sharma / Player / India
07 SeptemberAnant Nag / Actor / India
09 AprilJaya Bachchan / Actress / India
09 AprilJaya Bachchan / Politician / India
09 JulyRadhabinod Koijam / Politician / India
10 DecemberJasuben Shilpi / Sculptor / India
11 JuneLalu Prasad Yadav / Politician / India
12 AugustSiddaramaiah / Politician / India
13 JanuaryGaj Singh / Politician / India
14 MayBob Woolmer / Cricketer / India
15 JanuaryBal Govind Dwivedi / Writer / India
16 OctoberHema Malini / Politician / India
16 JulyPawan Kumar Bansal / Politician / India
18 JulyArun Prakash / Writer / India
18 MarchEknath Solkar / Cricketer / India

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