Born in February 1948 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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February 1948 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in February 1948

• February 1, 1948: Voice of America broadcasts were jammed by the Soviet Union.
• February 4, 1948: Ceylon, later known as Sri Lanka, gained independence within the British Commonwealth, recognizing King George VI as their King.
• February 11, 1948: General Douglas Gracey was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army.
• February 16, 1948: Miranda, the innermost large moon of Uranus, was discovered by Gerard Kuiper.
• February 18, 1948: Éamon de Valera, the Irish head of government, lost power to an opposition coalition led by John A. Costello, who became Taoiseach until 1960.
• February 19, 1948: The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence was held in Calcutta.
• February 21, 1948: NASCAR, the United States stock car racing organization, was founded by Bill France Sr. and other drivers.
• February 22, 1948: The first Ben Yehuda Street bombing in Jerusalem killed between 49 and 58 civilians and injured between 140 and 200.
• February 25, 1948: Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia, transferred control of the country to the Communist Party in the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état, celebrated as Victorious February until November 1989.
• February 28, 1948: The Accra Riots occurred in Accra, the capital of the British colony of Gold Coast, when a peaceful protest by ex-servicemen was dispersed by police, resulting in the deaths of several protesters, including Sergeant Adjetey.