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September 18, 1948

On September 18, 1948, operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad. Régis Wargnier, John Pritchard, Jeff Baxter would arrive in the same year.

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1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1948th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1940s decade.

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On September 18, 1948

  1. 1948 Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad.

    1948 military invasion of Hyderabad State by the Dominion of India

    The Annexation of Hyderabad was a military operation launched in September 1948 that resulted in the annexation of the princely state of Hyderabad by India, which was dubbed a "police action".

  2. 1948 Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term.

    American politician (1897–1995)

    Margaret Madeline Chase Smith was an American politician. S. S.

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The class of 1948

Others born in 1948

Régis Wargnier 1948– French director, producer, and screenwriter
John Pritchard 1948– English bishop
Jeff Baxter 1948– American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Lillian Board 1948– British athlete (died 1970)
Ted Nugent 1948– American musician
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu 1948– Zulu king (died 2021)

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