Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   On this day in history netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure   

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

Aug 07   Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef in the year 1947.   

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

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

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

Aug 14   In the year 1947 pakistan gains independence from Britain   

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

Aug 15   India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan on this day in history.   

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

Aug 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time   

Aug 20   On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine'   

Aug 25   On this day in history clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76   

Aug 25   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier   

Aug 31   In the year 1947 hungarian communist party wins election   

Sep 06   In the year 1947 paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76   

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   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 in the year 1947.   

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

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

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

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 in the year 1947.   

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   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 in the year 1947.   

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