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

Aug 13   Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 14   On this day in history india granted independence within British Commonwealth  

Aug 14   Pakistan created by the British in the year 1947.  

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

Aug 15   In the year 1947 india becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan  

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

Aug 15   India gains independence from Britain on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1947 ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.  

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

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

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

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

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

Aug 29   On this day in history constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier  

Aug 31   Hungarian communist party wins election on this day in history.  

Sep 06   Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

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   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   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

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 in the year 1947.  

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 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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died on this day in history.  

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