Page 10: Historical Events In 1947

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

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

Aug 07   In the year 1947 balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef   

Aug 13   In the year 1947 johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies   

Aug 14   On this day in history india granted independence within British Commonwealth   

Aug 14   Pakistan created by the British in the year 1947.   

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   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   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 in the year 1947.   

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win in the year 1947.   

Aug 21   On this day in history ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies   

Aug 22   On this day in history 14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840)   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   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   Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Sep 07   On this day in history battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi   

Sep 08   British govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1947 veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

Jan 15   In the year 1947 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.   

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