What Happened in 1948
44 historical events, 38 notable births, and 8 notable deaths in 1948.
Major Events
January 1948
1948 — year
1948 Winter Olympics — 5th edition of Winter Olympics, in Sankt Moritz, Switzerland
basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament
1948 Summer Olympics medal table
athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics — competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
insurgency in Balochistan — separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
football at the 1948 Summer Olympics — 1948 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
5th Golden Globe Awards — 1948 film award ceremony, on the 10th of March in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 1947 filmmaking
assassination of Mahatma Gandhi — 1948 murder in New Delhi, India
Nakba Day — Palestinian day of commemoration
1948 in film — overview of the events of 1948 in film
swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics
wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics
rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics — rowing events during the 1948 Summer Olympics
World Chess Championship 1948 — International chess tournament
boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions
alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics — 1948 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics — 1948 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics — weightlifting at the Olympics
field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
India at the 1948 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games
cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics — sports event at the Olympic Games
ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics — 1948 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
Norway at the 1948 Winter Olympics — sporting event delegation
Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics — Participation of Sweden in the 1948 Summer Olympics
Egypt at the 1948 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics — overview of gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics — 1948 edition of the bobsleigh competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics — 1948 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games
diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics
canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics — Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
May 1948
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel — 1948 declaration of Israel's independence
June 1948
Berlin Blockade — blockade on Berlin imposed by the USSR from 1948 to 1949
December 1948
Genocide Convention — 1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
April 1948
Deir Yassin massacre — 1948 massacre in Deir Yassin, Palestine
February 1948
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état — 1948 coup in Czechoslovakia
figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics — 1948 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
March 1948
Treaty of Brussels — 1948 Western European defence treaty
20th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1947
November 1948
1948 United States presidential election — 41st quadrennial U.S. presidential election
October 1948
1948 Ashgabat earthquake — earthquake in Turkmenistan
August 1948
water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics — Water polo at the Olympics