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Michael Des Barres
1948Jan, 24

Michael Des Barres

Michael Des Barres, English singer-songwriter and actor
Michael Philip Des Barres (born 24 January 1948), the 26th Marquis Des Barres, is an English actor and rock singer. He is known for playing the recurring role of Murdoc (9 episodes) on the television show MacGyver, appears as Nicholas Helman, Murdoch's mentor, on the new reboot of MacGyver (2016) and for replacing Robert Palmer in the band the Power Station, fronting the band at the 1985 Live Aid concert.

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Events on 1948

  • 3Apr

    Marshall Plan

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

    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.
  • 15May

    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.
  • 16Jul

    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.
  • 3Aug

    Alger Hiss

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