Timeline October 1948

Events in October 1948 6

• 1948 Ashgabat earthquake A magnitude 7.3 earthquake destroys Ashgabat in the Turkmen SSR. The Soviet authorities kept the toll secret, estimates run from tens of thousands to over 100,000 dead.
• 1948 – present Jackson Browne Singer-songwriter American singer-songwriter of the Los Angeles 1970s scene — Doctor My Eyes, Late for the Sky, Running on Empty — and a long-time activist.
• 1948 Jackson Browne born in Heidelberg, Germany Clyde Jackson Browne Born to an American serviceman, raised in Los Angeles.
• 1948 Cleveland Indians win the 1948 World Series Cleveland beat the Boston Braves in six games, the clubs second and most recent World Series title.
• 1948 Donora smog A temperature inversion traps zinc and steel works pollution over Donora, Pennsylvania, killing about 20 people and sickening thousands. It spurred US air pollution laws.
• 1948 Manuel Odría seizes power in Peru General Manuel Odría leads a military uprising from Arequipa and ousts President José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, beginning eight years of military rule.