What day of the week was September 17, 1948?

The day of the week September 17th, 1948 fell on was a Friday.

Karl Alber the German footballer was born on 17 September in 1948. As was Raphy Leavitt the Puerto Rican composer , John Ritter the American actor and producer (d. 2003) .

Ruth Benedict the American anthropologist (b. 1887) died on this day in 1948. As did Folke Bernadotte the Swedish diplomat (b. 1895) .

The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte the who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel. The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.