Page 10: Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure on this day in history.   

Aug 06   On this day in history 1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"   

Aug 07   On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.   

Aug 14   On this day in history pakistan gains independence from Britain   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1947 india declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan   

Aug 15   In the year 1947 india gains independence from Britain   

Aug 16   On this day in history ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs   

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   In the year 1947 naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

Aug 19   On this day in history ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67   

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

Aug 20   In the year 1947 boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time   

Aug 20   Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 in the year 1947.   

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

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

Aug 21   Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1947 pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert   

Aug 23   Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's first public singing concert on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1947 the birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine'   

Aug 25   In the year 1947 clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76   

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 in the year 1947.   

Aug 31   On this day in history hungarian communist party wins election   

Sep 06   Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 in the year 1947.   

Sep 07   On this day in history battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi   

Sep 08   On this day in history british govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis   

Sep 12   Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 in the year 1947.   

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   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

Jan 13   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35