What Happened on January 1, 1948

Historical Events

  • 14th Orange Bowl: #10 Georgia Tech beats #12 Kansas, 20-14
  • 14th Sugar Bowl: #5 Texas beats #6 Alabama, 27-7
  • 1st color newsreel filmed (Pasadena, California)
  • 34th Rose Bowl: #2 Michigan beats #8 Southern California, 49-0
  • After partition, India declines to pay the agreed share of Rs.550 million in cash balances to Pakistan.

Bradman Century Against India

Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman scores 132 on first day of 3rd Test v India; follows up with 127no in 2nd innings; Australia wins by 233

  • General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade effective
  • Orissa province accedes to India
  • The Constitution of Italy comes into force
  • Transport Act of 1947 comes into force in the United Kingdom, nationalizing the British rail system under the name British Railways
1948 History

Famous Birthdays

  • Pavel Grachev, Russian general
Born in 1948

Famous Deaths

  • Hermann Zilcher, German pianist and composer (Dr Eisenbart, Die Liebesmesse), dies at 66
  • Willem LandrĂ©, Dutch composer, and music educator, dies at 73
1948 Highlights

About January 1, 1948

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 76 years, 2 months and 28 days
Leap Year: Yes

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