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Births on October 14

Marcia Barrett
1948Oct, 14

Marcia Barrett

Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-English singer
Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948) is a Jamaican-British singer and one of the original singers with the vocal group Boney M.

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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.