Page 10: Historical Events In 1947

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

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

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 in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 15   India becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan on this day in history.   

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

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   Naval torpedo & mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300 in the year 1947.   

Aug 18   Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300 on this day in history.   

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   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   1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 26   1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat) in the year 1947.   

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

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   In the year 1947 battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi   

Sep 08   British govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis on this day in history.   

Sep 12   On this day in history harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89   

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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 in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

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 in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

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