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   Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   India granted independence within British Commonwealth in the year 1947.   

Aug 14   Pakistan created by the British on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 naval torpedo & mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

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

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

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 in the year 1947.   

Aug 21   In the year 1947 ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1947 the birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine'   

Aug 25   Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 in the year 1947.   

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   In the year 1947 constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier   

Aug 31   Hungarian communist party wins election on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

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

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 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   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