Page 10: Historical Events In 1947

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

Aug 06   1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8" on this day in history.   

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

Aug 13   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history pakistan gains independence from Britain   

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

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

Aug 15   In the year 1947 india gains independence from Britain   

Aug 16   On this day in history ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs   

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

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 in the year 1947.   

Aug 19   In the year 1947 ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67   

Aug 19   In the year 1947 j Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A   

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   Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1947.   

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   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   In the year 1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat)   

Aug 29   On this day in history 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   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   Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1947.   

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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   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

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

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