| 4
Jan |
Burma:
independence from the UK |
| 6
Jan |
New
York: Jackson Pollock opens his first show |
| 11
Jan |
Swansea,
Glamorgan, Wales: Terence ("Terry") Williams. Drummer: The
Camancheros, The Smokeless Zone, Man |
| 17
Jan |
Hatfield,
Hertfordshire: Michael Kevin ("Mick") Taylor. Guitar: The
Juniors, The Strangers, The High Numbers, The Gods, John Mayall's Blues
Breakers, Rolling Stones |
| 22
Jan |
Sunderland:
Michael Graham. Plastic Penny
Theydon Bois, Essex: Nigel Pegram. Drummer: Spice, Grindrolog,
Steeleye Span |
| 29
Jan |
Jamaica:
Lincoln ("Linc") Gordon. Guitar: The Equals
Jamaica: Dervin ("Derve") Gordon. Singer: The Equals |
| 30
Jan |
New
Delhi: Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi assassinated |
| 11
Feb |
Glasgow:
Derek Victor Shulman. Simon Dupree; Simon Dupree and the Big Sound |
| 17
Feb |
Taunton,
Somerset: Darryl Way. Violin; Sisyphus, Curved Air |
| 25
Feb |
Czechoslovakia:
Communists seize control of the government |
| 2
Mar |
Hertford,
Herefordshire: Sean Nicholas. Bass: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown |
| 5
Mar |
Guyana:
Edmond Grant. Equals |
| 13
Mar |
Edgware,
Middlesex: David James Mattacks. Drums: The Pioneers, Andy and the
Marksmen, Fairport Convention, replaced Martin Lamble |
| 17
Mar |
Holloway:
Patrick Lloyd. Equals |
| 1
Apr |
St.
James, Jamaica: Jimmy Cliff [b. James Chambers] |
| 3
Apr |
Washington,
D.C.: The Marshall Plan allocates more than $5 billion in aid for
16 European countries |
| 13
Apr |
Garston,
Liverpool: Arthur ("Arty") Davies. Drummer: Faron's Flamingos,
Lee Curtis and the All Stars |
| 21
Apr |
Northampton:
Susan ("Copper") Marshall. Paper Dolls |
| 26
Apr |
Dublin,
Eire: Richard McCracken. Bassist: Taste, Stud, Spencer Davis |
| 5
May |
Skegness:
Trevor Gordon [b. Trevor Gordon Grunnill]. Marbles |
| 12
May |
Birmingham:
Steve Winwood. Organ, guitar, vocals: Spencer Davis, Traffic, Blind Faith |
| 31
May |
Redditch:
John Henry ("Bonzo") Bonham. Drums: Led Zeppelin |
| 18
Jun |
Rangoon,
Burma: Nicholas Rodney Drake [d. 25 November 1974, Tanworth-in-Arden,
Warkwickshire]. Guitar, vocals |
| 24
Jun |
Berlin:
Stalin blockades West Berlin, cutting off road and rail access to protest
the re-establishment of a German government in the zones of occupation
and currency reforms |
| 25
Jun |
Hampstead,
London: Frank Perry. Drums: The Abstract Sounds, The Chicago Blues
Band, The Black Cat Bones |
| 26
Jun |
West
Berlin: American and British planes begin flying supplies |
| 5
Jul |
Britains National Health Service Act goes into effect, providing government-financed
medical and dental care |
| 21
Jul |
London:
Cat Stevens [b. Steve Adams Georgiou] |
| 28
Jul |
Bletchley,
Buckinghamshire: Pauline Bennett ("Spyder"). Paper Dolls |
| 29
Jul |
London:
King George VI opens the Olympic Games |
| 15
Aug |
Seoul:
The Republic of Korea (South Korea) established |
| 20
Aug |
West
Bromwich, Staffordshire: Robert Plant. Singer; Band of Joy, Led Zeppelin. |
| 6
Spt |
Portsmouth:
Eric Raymond Lewis Hine. Simon Dupree and the Big Sound |
| 9
Spt |
Pyanyang:
The Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) established |
| 11
Spt |
New
Malden, Surrey: John Martyn [b. Iain David McGreachy] |
| 16
Spt |
Stepney,
London: Kenney Jones. Drums: Small Faces |
| 8
Oct |
Keresley
Hospital, Coventry: Roger David Lomas. Singer: George and the Dragons,
The Clouds, The Sorrows, The Eggy |
| 12
Oct |
Woking:
Richard Harrison (Parfitt). Status Quo |
| 3
Nov |
Lennox
Castle, Glasgow: Lulu [b. Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie]. Singer |
| 5
Nov |
Ealing,
West London: Pete Hammill [b. Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill]. Singer,
guitar: Van Der Graff Generator |
| 12
Nov |
Tokyo:
Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and several other Japanese leaders sentenced
to death by a war crimes tribunal |
| 14
Nov |
London:
Princess Elizabeth gives birth to Charles Philip Arthur George |
| 23
Nov |
Cardiff,
Glamorgan, South Wales: Anthony ("Tony") Budge. Guitar,
vocals; The Hills Contemporary Grass, Budgie Droppings, Budgie |
| 10
Dec |
The UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration on Human Rights |
| 13
Dec |
Chiswick,
London: David O'List. Guitar: Nice |
| 20
Dec |
Leeds,
Yorkshire: Stephen Carlton ("Little Stevie") Wright. Singer:
Easybeats |
| 21
Dec |
Eire (formerly the Irish Free State) declares independence |
| 22
Dec |
Tokyo:
Hideki Tojo hanged |
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Other
1948 Events |
| |
London:
Caleb Quayle. Guitars, vocals: Bluesology, Hookfoot
Oxford: Charles Hart. Organ, violin: One One Seven (1967), Pete
Brown's Battered Ornaments (1967) |
