Historical Events In 1947

Jun 11   In the year 1947 wW II sugar rationing finally endd in US (began May 28, 1942)  

Jun 11   On this day in history wW II sugar rationing finally ends  

Jun 12   In the year 1947 babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ  

Jun 12   Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1947.  

Jun 13   1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) in the year 1947.  

Jun 16   1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" on this day in history.  

Jun 16   On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86  

Jun 16   Pravda denounces Marshall Plan on this day in history.  

Jun 16   In the year 1947 the first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"  

Jun 17   In the year 1947 1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC  

Jun 18   Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 in the year 1947.  

Jun 19   On this day in history 1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca  

Jun 19   The birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist on this day in history.  

Jun 19   In the year 1947 the first plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca  

Jun 19   Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jun 20   In the year 1947 benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal  

Jun 20   Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act in the year 1947.  

Jun 22   On this day in history 12" rain in 42 mins (Holt, MO)  

Jun 23   Compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa on this day in history.  

Jun 23   Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress on this day in history.  

Jun 24   On this day in history looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington.  

Jun 25   On this day in history 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published  

Jun 27   In the year 1947 98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt Netherlands  

Jun 28   On this day in history "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1  

Jun 28   Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson in the year 1947.  

Jul 01   British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office in the year 1947.  

Jul 01   Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1947.  

Jul 02   On this day in history military coup discovered in France  

Jul 03   252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC in the year 1947.  

Jul 05   In the year 1947 "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs  

Jul 06   The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union in the year 1947.  

Jul 07   In the year 1947 alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident.  

Jul 08   14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago in the year 1947.  

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger  

Jan 04   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter  

Jan 04   In the year 1947 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71  

Jan 09   In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.  

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 in the year 1947.  

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1947 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)  

Jan 17   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)  

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.