Discover what happened on 8 September 1948 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Hynek Kubát
- Jan Siöcrona
- Heinrich Friese (German biologist and entomologist (1860-1948))
- Arthur Fischer (German painter (1872-1948))
- Erich Pohl (German association football player (1894-1948))
- Thomas Mokopu Mofolo (Mosotho writer (1876–1948))
- Georg Schmückle (German poet lawyer and writer (1880-1948))
- Robert Forsch (Austrian actor (1870-1948))
- Aleksander Läte (Estonian composer and journalist (1860-1948))
- Tadeusz Wenda (Polish engineer)
- Bill Byers (Major League Baseball catcher (1877-1948))
- Knut Jern (Swedish sculptor (1885–1948))
- Reynaldo Garza (Mexican politician)
- John Crookes (English cricketer (1890-1948))
- Prabha Bannabilaya (Thai princess)
- Theodorus Willem Juynboll (orientalist; (1866-1948))
- Vladas Slušnys
- Jean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon (Catholic Bishop (1875-1948))
- Henry McGowan (British bishop)
- Einar Gauffin (Swedish writer)
- Hugh O’Neill (Irish -American lawyer and writer)
- Yehoshua Baumol
- Encarnació Riera
- Afonso Augusto Bourbon e Menezes (Portuguese writer (1890-1948))
- William Ewerlöf ((1865-1948))
- Adolfo Levi (Italian historian of philosophy (1878-1948))
- Ida de Voist (American suffragist)
- Anton Frans Henrie van Troostenburg de Bruyn
- Atanasije Popović (Serb painter from Herzegovina)
- Joseph Sheat (New Zealand settler (1850-1948))
- Isaiah Nixon (african-American murder victim (died 1948))