1948 in Venezuela

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Events in the year 1948 in Venezuela

Incumbents

• President: Revolutionary Junta until February 15, Rómulo Gallegos after February 15 until November 24, Military Junta after November 24

Events

• November 24: 1948 Venezuelan coup d'état ^[1]

Births

• 19 July – Adita Riera, actress, announcer, and model. ^[2]
• 28 October: Doris Wells (d. 1988) — actress. ^[3]
• 12 November: Arturo Sosa Abascal — priest, 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus. ^[4]
• 28 December: Daniel Grau (d. 2021) — musician and composer. ^[5]

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 1948

Further information: Category:1948 deaths

References

1. Chin, John J.; Wright, Joseph; Carter, David B. (2022-12-13). Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups D'état. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 329, 440. ISBN   978-1-5381-2068-2.
2. Llabanero, Néstor Luis (4 August 2013). "¿Qué pasó con...Adita Riera?". estampas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
3. "Talento Venezolano: A 20 años del adiós de Doris Wells". Talento Venezolano. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
4. "Arturo Sosa SJ". Jesuits in Britain. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
5. Gomez, Javier (5 September 2014). "Regresa el sonido mágico de Daniel Grau". Noesfm.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.