* 1948 – Patrika Darbo, American actress

* 1948 – Marcello Lippi, Italian football coach

* 1948 – Jeremy Beadle, English television host ( d. 2008 )

* 1948 – Joschka Fischer, German politician, Vice Chancellor of Germany

* 1948 – Lois Reeves, American singer ( Martha and the Vandellas )

* 1948 – In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.

* 1870 – Franz Lehár, Austrian composer ( d. 1948 )

* 1948 – Perry King, American actor

* 1948 – Alexander Onassis, American Greek socialite, son of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis ( d. 1973 )

* 1948 – Pierre Pagé, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive

* 1948 – John Mehler, American drummer ( Love Song )

* 1948 – Sgt.

* 1861 – Edith Roosevelt, American wife of Theodore Roosevelt, 27th First Lady of the United States ( d. 1948 )

* 1948 – Bill Campbell, American baseball player

* 1895 – István Barta, Hungarian water polo player ( d. 1948 )

* 1948 – Kathleen Battle, American soprano

* 1948 – Scott Powell, American singer ( Sha Na Na )

In 1948 Australia set new standards, completely outplaying their hosts to win 4 – 0 with one draw.

* 1948 – Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Amen Corner and Fair Weather )

* 1948 – Dennis Prager, American radio host and author

After 1890 came philosopher Josiah Royce ( 1855 – 1916 ), botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey ( 1858 – 1954 ), the Southern Agrarians of the 1920s and 1930s, novelist John Steinbeck ( 1902 – 1968 ), historian A. Whitney Griswold ( 1906 – 1963 ), environmentalist Aldo Leopold ( 1887 – 1948 ), Ralph Borsodi ( 1886 – 1977 ), and present-day authors Wendell Berry ( b. 1934 ), Gene Logsdon ( b. 1932 ), Paul Thompson, and Allan C. Carlson ( b. 1949 ).

In 1948, the Khan of Qalat, Mir Ahmad Yar Khan, decided to join Pakistan on request of Muhammad Ali Jinnah ( founder of Pakistan ), and decision was made that defence, currency, foreign office and finance will be controlled by federal govt.

** Muhammad Ali Jinnah, first governor general and founder of Pakistan ( d. 1948 )

* March 8 – Muhammad Zaidan, founder of the Palestine Liberation Front ( b. 1948 )

Jimmy Young ( November 14, 1948 – February 20, 2005 ) was a Philadelphia heavyweight boxer who had his greatest success during the 1970s, when he most notably beat George Foreman and lost a disputed decision against Muhammad Ali.

* Muhammad Ali Jinnah ( 1876 – 1948 ), Gujurati and founder and first governor-general of Pakistan

On 22 – 26 July 1952, a group of disaffected army officers ( the " free officers ") led by Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew King Farouk, whom the military blamed for Egypt's poor performance in the 1948 war with Israel.

# Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed ( 1910 – July 27, 1948 ), 2 / 1st Punjab

Bevin negotiated the " Portsmouth Treaty " with Iraq ( signed on 15 January 1948 ), which, according to then-Iraqi foreign minister Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali, was accompanied by a British undertaking to withdraw from Palestine in such a fashion as to provide for swift Arab occupation of all its territory.

In December 1948, the Government of Pakistan established the National Anthem Committee ( NAC ), which was initially chaired by the Information Secretary, Sheikh Muhammad Ikram.

* Muhammad Zaidan ( 1948 – 2004 ), Palestinian politician

Born in 1948, Tuanku Muhriz received his early education at the Tuanku Muhammad and Tunku Besar Schools in Tampin, the King George V School in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and later at the Aldenham School in the United Kingdom.

Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din ( or Imam Yahya ) ( 18 June 1869 — 17 February 1948 ) became Imam of the Zaydis in 1904 and Imam of Yemen in 1918.

Muhammad VII al-Munsif ( 4 March 1881 – 1 September 1948 ) (, ) was the ruler of Tunisia between 19 June 1942 and 14 May 1943.

After his deposition, Muhammad was exiled firstly to Laghouat in southern Algeria, then to Ténès, before finally moving in 1945 to Pau in France, where he died in 1948.

The lyrics were written by Muhammad Jameel Didi in 1948, and the melody was composed by Sri Lankan maestro Pandit Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva in 1972.

Some of these events include: Lou Gehrig's " Luckiest Man Alive " Speech ( July 4, 1939 ); Babe Ruth's " Final Visit to Yankee Stadium " ( June 11, 1948 ); Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling heavyweight title bout ( June 19, 1936, Schmeling won ), the 1958 NFL Championship between the New York Giants and the Baltimore Colts and Muhammad Ali's title defense against Ken Norton ( Sept. 28, 1976 ).

In May, 1948 Muhammad Ali Jinnah ( Founder of Pakistan ) took steps to establish the State Bank of Pakistan immediately.

Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah remained its president until his death on September 11, 1948.

# Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed ( 1910 – July 27, 1948 )

After the death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1948 new governor-general of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin decided to strictly follow the path its founder had set for it.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ( Urdu: افتخار محم ّ د چودھری ; b. 12 December 1948 ), MoF, is the 18th and the incumbent Chief Justice of Pakistan, having been nominated by former President General Pervez Musharraf on 30 June 2005, prior to his suspension on 3 November 2007.

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was born on 12 December 1948 in Quetta, Balochistan Province, Pakistan.

Raja Muhammad Sarwar Khan Bhati ( 1910 – 27 July 1948 ) () was born in Singhori village, Tehsil Gujar Khan, District of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

The poet philosopher Muhammad Iqbal ( 1877 – 1938 ), ( the poet of East ), provided the philosophical exposition and Barrister Muhammad Ali Jinnah ( 1871 – 1948 ) translated it into the political reality of a nation-state.