Page 10: Historical Events In 1947
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Aug 19 Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 


Aug 19 J Arens and D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A. 


Aug 20 Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time. 


Aug 20 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 


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


Aug 21 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win 


Aug 21 Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies 


Aug 22 14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105840). 


Aug 23 Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert. 


Aug 23 Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's inaugural public singing concert. 


Aug 23 Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine' is born 


Aug 25 Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 


Aug 25 Marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1047 kph 


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


Aug 29 Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier. 


Aug 31 In this year, Hungarian communist party claims election. 


Sep 06 Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76. 


Sep 07 Battles between Hindus and Moslems in New Delhi. 


Sep 08 British govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis 


Sep 12 Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 


Sep 12 Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games 


Sep 13 WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting 


Sep 14 61st US Womens Tennis: A Louise Brough beats M O duPont (86 46 61). 


Sep 15 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh. 


Sep 15 inaugural 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh. 


Sep 16 John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH. 


Sep 19 Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year". 


Sep 20 Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies. 


Sep 21 Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 


Sep 22 Dodgers clinch NL pennant. 


Sep 23 Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged. 


Sep 26 Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series. 


Sep 26 Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 


Sep 27 "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 288 performances. 


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