Page 10: Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure in the year 1947.   

Aug 06   In the year 1947 1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"   

Aug 07   In the year 1947 balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef   

Aug 13   In the year 1947 johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies   

Aug 14   India granted independence within British Commonwealth in the year 1947.   

Aug 14   Pakistan created by the British on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Pakistan gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

Aug 15   India becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan in the year 1947.   

Aug 15   India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan in the year 1947.   

Aug 15   On this day in history india gains independence from Britain   

Aug 16   Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1947 the Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.   

Aug 18   In the year 1947 naval torpedo & mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

Aug 18   On this day in history naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

Aug 19   Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Aug 19   J Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time in the year 1947.   

Aug 20   In the year 1947 franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

Aug 20   In the year 1947 turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph   

Aug 21   In the year 1947 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win   

Aug 21   On this day in history ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies   

Aug 22   In the year 1947 14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840)   

Aug 23   On this day in history pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert   

Aug 23   On this day in history pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's first public singing concert   

Aug 23   The birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine' on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 kph   

Aug 26   1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat) in the year 1947.   

Aug 29   Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Hungarian communist party wins election in the year 1947.   

Sep 06   On this day in history paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76   

Sep 07   Battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi in the year 1947.   

Sep 08   British govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis on this day in history.   

Sep 12   On this day in history harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

Jan 04   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.   

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