What happened on 11 December 1948?

Discover what happened on 11 December 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

  • Blai Net i Sunyer (Spanish educationist and pianist (1887-1948))
  • Felix Časný (Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and Czechoslovak politician (1864–1948))
  • Louis Sternberg (8 Apr 1880 – 11 Dec 1948)
  • Jens Kristian Jensen (Danish sports administrator)
  • Isaak Shif
  • Ramón Coll
  • Roger Allaire
  • Rudolf Chaloupka (lawyer at a health ministry in Prague (1887-1948))
  • Henry Gerard FitzHerbert ((1876-1948))
  • Arthur George Price ((1864-1948))
  • Carlota de Serpa Pinto (Portuguese author)
  • Hermann Ahrens
  • Torsten Gullberg (Swedish journalist and aviator (1884-1948))
  • Henri Wirbel (French military personnel)
  • Thomas Charles Blaisdell (American English professor (1867–1948))
  • Karel Kyselý
  • Josef Košata
  • Josephus Vandeplas
  • Oscar Van Oost
  • Alex Bernard Carl Otto (Civil servant in the Dutch East Indies)
  • Jaroslav Fára (Czech promoter of aviation (1888-1948))
  • Michel Becker (German author (1895-1948))
  • Risto Savin (Slovenian composer (1859–1948))
  • Robert Briffault (anthropologist & novelist (1874–1948))
  • Louis Barillet (French glass artist (1880-1948))
  • Stergios Vlachveis (Greek soldier and politician)
  • Butch Spagna (American football player (1897-1948))