Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure on this day in history.  

Aug 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 14   In the year 1947 pakistan created by the British  

Aug 14   In the year 1947 pakistan gains independence from Britain  

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

Aug 15   India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1947 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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76  

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

Aug 31   Hungarian communist party wins election in the year 1947.  

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

Sep 07   Battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi in the year 1947.  

Sep 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.  

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   In the year 1947 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   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.  

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