Historical Events In 1947

Jul 08   On this day in history demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building  

Jul 09   On this day in history britain's Princess Elizabeth & Lt Philip Mountbatten's engagement  

Jul 10   200 die when train derails & fell into a river in Canton, China in the year 1947.  

Jul 13   In the year 1947 warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies  

Jul 14   On this day in history c A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #1747 Wright  

Jul 15   On this day in history henry Kolker, dies at 76  

Jul 16   In the year 1947 bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee & Yanks 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19  

Jul 17   Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 in the year 1947.  

Jul 18   British seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine in the year 1947.  

Jul 18   President Harry S. Truman delegates responsibility for the civil administration of former Japanese mandated island to the Secretary of the Navy on this day in history.  

Jul 18   On this day in history uS receives UN trusteeship over Pacific Islands  

Jul 19   Prime minister of shadow Burma government ,Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members were assassinated by British , which resulted in the political chaos in the country lasting until now on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Indonesia begins 1st political election in the year 1947.  

Jul 22   In the year 1947 -8ø F (-13ø C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record)  

Jul 22   In the year 1947 -8°F (-13°C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record)  

Jul 23   In the year 1947 1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI  

Jul 23   In the year 1947 first Navy all jet squadron (VF-17A) receives its first aircraft (FH).  

Jul 23   In the year 1947 the first US Navy air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI  

Jul 24   Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

Jul 25   US Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of Defense on this day in history.  

Jul 25   US Deptartment of the Army created on this day in history.  

Jul 26   On this day in history department of Defense established  

Jul 26   Department of Defense forms in the year 1947.  

Jul 26   On this day in history national Security Act establishes the CIA  

Jul 27   Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak in the year 1947.  

Jul 28   On this day in history iuliu Maniu's Boer party becomes forbidden in Romania  

Jul 29   ENIAC, one of the world's first digital computers, was turned back on after receiving a memory implant on this day in 1947 on this day in history.  

Jul 29   On this day in history gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg Va  

Jul 30   In the year 1947 cin Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to NY Giants 5-4  

Jul 30   On this day in history george Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies  

Jul 30   The birth of Arnold Schwarzenegger, American actor on this day in history.  

Aug 04   In the year 1947 birthdate of the Medical Service Corps  

Aug 04   The Supreme Court of Japan is established in the year 1947.  

Aug 05   Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)  

Jan 02   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born on this day in history.  

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   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

Jan 11   In the year 1947 death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)  

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

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

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.