At A Glance

28 November 1948 at a glance

Day of the week
28 November 1948 was a Sunday.
Top Film of 1948
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1948 was Easter Parade.
Star sign
The star sign for 28 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 November 1948 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 November 1948 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 28 November

  • 1943 World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy.
  • 1958 Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
  • 1958 First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.
  • 1960 Mauritania becomes independent of France.
  • 1964 Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.

Famous people born on 28 November

  • Alan Ritchson, American actor, model, singer, and songwriter (born 1982)
  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress and producer (born 1984)
  • Karen Gillan, Scottish actress (born 1987)
  • Ed Harris, American actor and producer (born 1950)

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Events of 1948 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1948 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – British Railways created when the government nationalizes the railway industry.
  • 4 January – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 1 February – The Malayan Union is restructured as the Federation of Malaya
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Life in 1948

Prime Minister

Clement Attlee

Monarch

George VI

Pint of Beer

5p

Loaf of Bread

3p

Average House

£1,250

Weekly Wage

£6.50

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