What Happened on February 7, 1948

Historical Events

  • After winning Lake Placid (1932) and Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1936) Olympic ski jumping gold medals, Birger Ruud comes out of retirement to win silver in St. Moritz in a Norwegian medal sweep

The Cradle Will Rock

Marc Blitzstein's play with music "The Cradle Will Rock", directed by Orson Welles, closes at Mansfield Theater, NYC, after 34 performances


1948 History

Famous Birthdays

  • David Campbell, Canadian composer (worked with Adele, Justin Timberlake), born in Toronto
  • Jimmy Greenspoon, American session and touring rock organist (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
Born in 1948

Famous Deaths

  • Red McKenzie, American jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies at 48
1948 Highlights

About February 7, 1948

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 76 years, 1 month and 21 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aquarius