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8 January 1948 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 January 1948 was a Thursday.
- Top Film of 1948
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1948 was Easter Parade.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 8 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 January 1948 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 January 1948 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 8 January
- 1936 Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
- 1940 World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
- 1945 World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack invading Japanese Imperial forces.
- 1946 Andrei Zhdanov, Chairman of the Finnish Allied Commission, submits to the Finnish War Criminal Court an interrogation report by General Erich Buschenhagen, a German prisoner of war, on the contacts between Finnish and German military personnel before the Continuation War and a copy of Hitler's Barbarossa plan.
- 1959 Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
Famous people born on 8 January
- Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (1935–1977)
- David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (1947–2016)
- Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (1942–2018)
- Damiano David, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1999)
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Events of 1948 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1948 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 23 January – De Havilland Australia conducts the first flight of its 3 engined Drover transport aircraft at Bankstown Airport.
- 25 February – Robert Cosgrove is reinstated as Premier of Tasmania after being cleared of corruption charges on 22 February.
- 29 May – A federal referendum is held, asking one question on Rents and Prices. It is not carried.
Life in Australia in 1948
Prime Minister
Ben Chifley
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.02
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Average House
$2,000
Weekly Wage
$5.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Olivia Newton-John26 September 1948SingerView their day →Angry Anderson5 August 1947Rock singerView their day →Rick Springfield23 August 1949Musician & singer-songwriterView their day →Bon Scott9 July 1946SingerView their day →Miriam Margolyes18 May 1941ActressView their day →John Farnham1 July 1949SingerView their day →Cassandra Harris15 December 1948ActressView their day →Helen Reddy25 October 1941Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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