Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   In the year 1947 netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure  

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   On this day in history johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies  

Aug 14   In the year 1947 india granted independence within British Commonwealth  

Aug 14   On this day in history pakistan created by the British  

Aug 14   Pakistan gains independence from Britain in the year 1947.  

Aug 15   On this day in history india becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan  

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   Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs in the year 1947.  

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

Aug 19   Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

Aug 23   Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert in the year 1947.  

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' in the year 1947.  

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

Aug 25   Marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 kph in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 12   Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1947.  

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

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

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

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   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13   In the year 1947 veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35