Historical Events In 1947

Jun 11   On this day in history wW II sugar rationing finally endd in US (began May 28, 1942)  

Jun 11   WW II sugar rationing finally ends in the year 1947.  

Jun 12   Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ in the year 1947.  

Jun 12   Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1947.  

Jun 13   In the year 1947 1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3)  

Jun 16   1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" on this day in history.  

Jun 16   In the year 1947 jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86  

Jun 16   In the year 1947 pravda denounces Marshall Plan  

Jun 16   On this day in history the first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"  

Jun 17   1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC on this day in history.  

Jun 18   On this day in history cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0  

Jun 19   1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca in the year 1947.  

Jun 19   The birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist on this day in history.  

Jun 19   On this day in history the first plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca  

Jun 19   Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 in the year 1947.  

Jun 20   Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal on this day in history.  

Jun 20   Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act on this day in history.  

Jun 22   In the year 1947 12" rain in 42 mins (Holt, MO)  

Jun 23   Compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa on this day in history.  

Jun 23   On this day in history truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress  

Jun 24   On this day in history looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington.  

Jun 25   On this day in history 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published  

Jun 27   In the year 1947 98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt Netherlands  

Jun 28   On this day in history "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1  

Jun 28   Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

Jun 29   2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson on this day in history.  

Jul 01   British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office in the year 1947.  

Jul 01   Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jul 02   In the year 1947 military coup discovered in France  

Jul 03   252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC on this day in history.  

Jul 05   "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs in the year 1947.  

Jul 06   In the year 1947 the AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.  

Jul 07   Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident on this day in history.  

Jul 08   14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago in the year 1947.  

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 in the year 1947.  

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

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 in the year 1947.  

Jan 13   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)  

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 in the year 1947.