Page 8: Historical Events In 1947

Jun 11   WW II sugar rationing finally endd in US (began May 28, 1942) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 12   In the year 1947 babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ   

Jun 12   Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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" in the year 1947.   

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

Jun 16   Pravda denounces Marshall Plan on this day in history.   

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

Jun 17   In the year 1947 1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC   

Jun 18   In the year 1947 cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0   

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

Jun 19   On this day in history the birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist   

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

Jun 19   On this day in history willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84   

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   12" rain in 42 mins (Holt, MO) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 23   Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington in the year 1947.   

Jun 25   1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published in the year 1947.   

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

Jun 28   "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1 in the year 1947.   

Jun 28   Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jun 29   In the year 1947 2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson   

Jul 01   On this day in history british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office   

Jul 01   Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1947.   

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   On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 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   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 in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35