George Herman Ruth, Jr. ( February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948 ), best known as " Babe " Ruth and nicknamed " the Bambino " and " the Sultan of Swat ", was an American baseball player who spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) playing for three teams ( 1914 – 1935 ).

By February 1948, because of massive post-war military cuts, the entire United States army had been reduced to 552, 000 men.

Liechtenstein claims restitution for ( which is ten times the size of Liechtenstein ) of land in the Czech Republic confiscated from its princely family in 1918 by the then newly established state of Czechoslovakia, the predecessor of the Czech Republic ; the Czech Republic insists that the power to claim restitution does not go back before February 1948, when the Communists seized power ; Liechtenstein did not diplomatically recognize the Czech Republic until 2009, and the Czech Republic in turn did not diplomatically recognize Liechtenstein.

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest ( born February 5, 1948 ), better known as Christopher Guest, is a British and American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian.

Errol Mark Morris ( born February 5, 1948 ) is an American film director.

Morris was born in Hewlett, New York on February 5, 1948.

In 1872, the Meiji government proclaimed 11 February 660 BC, in the Gregorian calendar the foundation day of Japan, which was then commemorated as the holiday Kigensetsu (" Era Day ") until 1948.

At the Eighth Plenum of the Central Committee of the Party which lasted from 26 February – 8 March 1948, Xoxe was implicated in a plot to isolate Hoxha and consolidate his own power.

The Second World War effectively ended the International Agricultural Institute, though it was only officially dissolved by resolution of its Permanent Committee on February 27, 1948.

Its longest continuous period in office was 15 years and 11 months ( March 1932 – February 1948 ).

The Gaza Strip acquired its current boundaries at the cessation of fighting in the 1948 war, confirmed by the Israel-Egypt Armistice Agreement on 24 February 1949.

Clause 2 provided that Britain " should use its best endeavours to ensure than an area situated in the territory of the Jewish State, including a seaport and hinterland adequate to provide facilities for a substantial immigration, shall be evacuated at the earliest possible date and in any event not later than 1 February 1948 ".

The British, on the other hand, decided on 7 February 1948, to support the annexation of the Arab part of Palestine by Transjordan.

Falsifiers originally appeared as a series of articles in Pravda in February 1948, and was subsequently published in numerous language and distributed worldwide.

She married Kon Ichikawa on April 10, 1948, and died on February 18, 1983 of breast cancer.

On 28 February 1948, police fired on African ex-servicemen protesting the rising cost of living, killing or injuring sixty eight.

* Order of the Red Banner, six times (№ 47-26 June 1919, № 629 / 2 от апреля 1921 года, № 27 / 3-2 December 1925, № 5 / 4-22 February 1930, № 1 / 5-3 November 1944, № 1 / 6 от 24 June 1948 )

* Jubilee Medal " 30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy " ( 22 February 1948 )

The endgame began in February 1948, when a majority of the Cabinet directed the Communist interior minister, Václav Nosek, to stop packing the police force with Communists.

In the famous photograph from 21 February 1948, described also in The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera, Vladimír Clementis stands next to Klement Gottwald.

Louis Stephen St. Laurent, PC, CC, QC ( Saint-Laurent or St-Laurent in French, baptized Louis-Étienne St-Laurent ), ( 1 February 188225 July 1973 ) was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from 15 November 1948, to 21 June 1957.

However, opposition against the Marshall Plan was greatly reduced by the shock of the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia in February 1948.

In February 1948 with Ruth Adams, Harry Ayres and Mick Sullivan, Hillary made the first ascent of the South Ridge to the Low Peak In order to celebrate the life of Hillary the South Ridge was renamed as Hillary Ridge in August 2011.

After the Dutch constitution was revised in 1948, a new interim Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles was enacted in February 1951.

The final issue of the Englishman, No. 57 for February 15, ran to some length and was printed as a separate pamphlet, entitled The Englishman: Being the Close of the Paper So-called.

After Thompson came to London to live, he received a letter from Katie, which was dated February 8, 1897.

The queen agreed on December 17, a warrant was signed on January 27, and the Exchequer paid Quiney his expenses on February 27, 1598/9.

Blackman was to be in New York by February 2, because they were sailing at 12:01 next morning.

February's volume was 1 per cent above January's for the first pickup since last October, although it's still 1.5 per cent off from February 1960.

When I looked up the actual date of his birth and found it to be March 15th, I realized that Roy was born under the right zodiacal sign for a watercolorist: the water sign of Pisces ( February 18 thru March 20 ).

This medication was continued until February, 1958.

In 1932 Dorset received its own exchange, which made business easier for the Manchester office, but it was not until February 1953 that area service was extended to include Manchester and Dorset.

The latter now furnishes the area with electricity distributed from a modern sub-station at Manchester Depot which was put into operation February 19, 1930 and was improved in January 1942 by the installation of larger transformers.

This trade was subject to a tariff of 7.5 per cent after February 1835, but much was smuggled into Assiniboia with the result that the duty was reduced by 1841 to 4 per cent on the initiative of the London committee.

It was a vivid, sharp February morning that Johnnie first made his appearance in my back yard, bringing some stuff Dad had ordered.

Abraham Lincoln ( February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865 ) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Lincoln ( née Hanks ), in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky ( now LaRue County ).

" Willie " Lincoln was born on December 21, 1850, and died on February 20, 1862.

On February 23, 1861, he arrived in disguise in Washington, D. C., which was placed under substantial military guard.

The 84th Academy Awards, honoring films in 2011, was held at the Dolby Theatre on February 26, 2012.

Gen. Beauregard arrived at Johnston's headquarters at Bowling Green on February 4, 1862 and was given overall command of Polk's force at the western end of Johnston's line at Columbus, Kentucky.

Andy Warhol ( August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987 ) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

April was the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC.

( Despite common belief, he did not take a day from February ; see the debunked theory on month lengths ) According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt.