Page 10: Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure in the year 1947.   

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

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   India granted independence within British Commonwealth in the year 1947.   

Aug 14   In the year 1947 pakistan created by the British   

Aug 14   In the year 1947 pakistan gains independence from Britain   

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

Aug 15   On this day in history india declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history naval torpedo & mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

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

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 in the year 1947.   

Aug 20   In the year 1947 boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time   

Aug 20   In the year 1947 franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

Aug 20   Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph in the year 1947.   

Aug 21   On this day in history 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win   

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   In the year 1947 pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert   

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

Aug 29   Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier in the year 1947.   

Aug 31   In the year 1947 hungarian communist party wins election   

Sep 06   Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 in the year 1947.   

Sep 07   Battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi on this day in history.   

Sep 08   In the year 1947 british govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis   

Sep 12   In the year 1947 harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.   

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 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 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   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

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   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 in the year 1947.