Historical figures in 1948

The atlas holds 80 people and 129 moments here, in 1948. The most recorded lives are Golda Meir, Harry S. Truman and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists.

Notable people

  1. Fulgencio Batista

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…

  2. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

  3. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  4. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

  5. George H. W. Bush

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  6. Golda Meir

    in 1948

    8 moments here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

  7. Harry S. Truman

    in 1948

    6 moments here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

  8. Helen Keller

    in 1948

    5 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

  9. Hideki Tojo

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    Japanese Imperial Army officer and politician who served as Japan's prime minister from 1941 to 1944.…

  10. Hideki Yukawa

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…

  11. Ichirou Mizuki

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor, and actor, born Toshio Hayakawa. Known as the “Emperor of Anime Songs,” Mizuki recorded theme songs…

  12. Igor Stravinsky

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…

  13. I. M. Pei

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect whose work ranged from U.S. civic and cultural buildings to major projects in China, France, and the…

  14. Isaac Asimov

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    American writer and biochemist best known for science fiction, popular-science writing, and the Foundation and Robot series.…

  15. Italo Calvino

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…

  16. Jack Brabham

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…

  17. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  18. Jiddu Krishnamurti

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…

  19. John Steinbeck

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…

  20. Jorge Amado

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Brazilian modernist writer, journalist, and Communist politician whose life moved between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, Europe,…

  21. Juan Manuel Fangio

    in 1948

    4 moments here

    Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

  22. Kenneth Kaunda

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…

  23. Konstantin Chernenko

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Soviet Communist Party official and General Secretary of the CPSU from 13 February 1984 until his death.…

  24. Kwame Nkrumah

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…

Moments

  1. 1948 Second military-training trip to Saumur Norodom Sihanouk
  2. 1948 Establishes Villa La Galloise Pablo Picasso
  3. 1948 Seclusion at desert retreat begins Paramahansa Yogananda
  4. 1948 Technical school at Russey Keo Pol Pot
  5. 1948 First pastoral assignment Pope John Paul II
  6. 1948 Work at Delmar Hotel on Marine Drive Pran
  7. 1948 Pocono Conference presentation Richard Feynman
  8. 1948 Performs in the Bomarzo gardens Salvador Dalí
  9. 1948 Travels to Rome Salvador Dalí
  10. 1948 Visits during hospitalization in Lausanne Sirikit
  11. 1948 Look assignment in Portugal Stanley Kubrick
  12. 1948 Ringling circus assignment Stanley Kubrick
  13. 1948 Arrival in Hollywood Tony Curtis
  14. 1948 Old Vic performance in Christchurch Vivien Leigh
  15. 1948 Combat in the Gaza area Yasser Arafat
  16. 1948 Nihonga study in Kyoto Yayoi Kusama
  17. 1948 Altalena Affair on Tel Aviv beach Yitzhak Rabin
  18. 1948 Harel Brigade operations in Jerusalem Yitzhak Rabin
  19. 1948 South American Championship of Champions Alfredo Di Stéfano
  20. 1948 Ordained at Ebenezer Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr.
  21. 1948 Public meeting at Dacca Race Course Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  22. 1948 Marriage to Savita Ambedkar B. R. Ambedkar
  23. 1948 Bogotá and the Bogotazo Fidel Castro
  24. 1948 Residence in Daytona Beach Fulgencio Batista
  25. 1948 AFOB tour of Australia Helen Keller
  26. 1948 AFOB tour of New Zealand Helen Keller
  27. 1948 Wounded in the battle for Latrun Ariel Sharon
  28. 1948 Declaration of Independence signing Golda Meir
  29. 1948 Secret meeting with Abdullah I Golda Meir
  30. 1948 Visit to Haifa Golda Meir
  31. 1948 Emergency return to Monterey John Steinbeck
  32. 1948 Home with Toba Metz Stanley Kubrick
  33. 1948 Addresses Congress of Europe at The Hague Winston Churchill
  34. 1948 Speaks in Oslo Winston Churchill
  35. 1948 A Streetcar Named Desire replacement Anthony Quinn
  36. 1948 Inauguration as Columbia president Dwight D. Eisenhower
  37. 1948 Visited Command and Staff College Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  38. 1948 Sings before B. S. Rajhans in Penang P. Ramlee
  39. 1948 Service in the Faluja pocket Gamal Abdel Nasser
  40. 1948 Idlewild Airport dedication Harry S. Truman
  41. 1948 Residence at Stuyvesant Town Isaac Asimov
  42. 1948 First Grand Prix at Reims Juan Manuel Fangio
  43. 1948 Final residence at Ziarat Residency Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  44. 1948 Opened the State Bank of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  45. 1948 Returns to Portlligat Salvador Dalí
  46. 1948 Old Vic visit to Sydney Vivien Leigh
  47. 1948 Moved from Ziarat to Quetta Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  48. 1948 Addresses the Wrocław peace congress Pablo Picasso
  49. 1948 Visits Auschwitz and Birkenau Pablo Picasso
  50. 1948 Inauguration of the Republic of Korea Syngman Rhee

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