Historical Events In 1947

Jun 11   WW II sugar rationing finally ends on this day in history.  

Jun 12   On this day in history babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ  

Jun 12   On this day in history jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70  

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

Jun 16   In the year 1947 1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"  

Jun 16   On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86  

Jun 16   Pravda denounces Marshall Plan in the year 1947.  

Jun 16   The first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" in the year 1947.  

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

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

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

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

Jun 20   In the year 1947 benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal  

Jun 20   On this day in history pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act  

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

Jun 23   On this day in history compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa  

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

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   In the year 1947 "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1  

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

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

Jul 01   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jul 08   On this day in history 14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago  

Jul 08   Demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building on this day in history.  

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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   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   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 03   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born in the year 1947.  

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   In the year 1947 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)  

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