Historical Events
- 14th Orange Bowl: #10 Georgia Tech beats #12 Kansas, 20-14
- 14th Sugar Bowl: #5 Texas beats #6 Alabama, 27-7
- 1st color newsreel filmed (Pasadena, California)
- 34th Rose Bowl: #2 Michigan beats #8 Southern California, 49-0
- After partition, India declines to pay the agreed share of Rs.550 million in cash balances to Pakistan.
Cricket History
Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman scores 132 on first day of 3rd Test v India; follows up with 127no in 2nd innings; Australia wins by 233
- General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade effective
- Orissa province accedes to India
- The Constitution of Italy comes into force
- Transport Act of 1947 comes into force in the United Kingdom, nationalizing the British rail system under the name British Railways
Famous Birthdays
- Pavel Grachev, Russian general
Famous Deaths
- Hermann Zilcher, German pianist and composer (Dr Eisenbart, Die Liebesmesse), dies at 66
- Willem Landré, Dutch composer, and music educator, dies at 73
About January 1, 1948
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 75 years, 4 months and 29 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Capricorn
