Deaths on May 26

Torsten Bergström

Died on May 26, 1948

Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (b. 1896)

Torsten Lars Herman Jamte Bergström (10 December 1896 – 26 May 1948) was a Swedish film director and theater and film actor.

Bergström was born in Ås, Krokom, Jämtland County and attended the Royal Dramatic Theatre School from 1917 to 1919. He made his film debut in 1919 in director Rune Carlsten's Ett farligt frieri (English language: A Dangerous Courtship) and appeared in over 25 films during his career.Torsten Bergström was the father of director Håkan Bergström. He died in Stockholm, Sweden in 1948, aged 51.

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Events on 1948

3 Apr

Marshall Plan
United States President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.
14 May

1948 Arab-Israeli War
Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
15 May

1948 Arab-Israeli War
Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
16 Jul

1948 Arab-Israeli War
Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
3 Aug

Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.

Deaths on May 26

Torsten Bergström

Died on May 26, 1948

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Events on 1948

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1948 Arab-Israeli War

1948 Arab-Israeli War

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