What Happened on November 26, 1948

Historical Events

First Polaroid Camera

1st Polaroid camera sold for $89.75 in Boston at the Jordan Marsh department store. The Land Camera model 95 becomes prototype for all Polaroid Land cameras for next 15 years

Famous Birthdays

  • Claes Elfsberg, Swedish television presenter, born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • Galina Prozumenshchikova, Ukrainian swimmer (Olympic gold USSR 200m breaststroke 1964; silver 100m breaststroke 1968, 72; bronze 200m breaststroke 1968, 72), born in Sevastopol, Ukraine (d. 2015)
  • Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player, born in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (d. 1995)
Born in 1948
1948 Highlights

About November 26, 1948

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 75 years, 3 months and 23 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Sagittarius