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   On this day in history 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   1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) in the year 1947.  

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

Jun 16   Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 in the year 1947.  

Jun 16   Pravda denounces Marshall Plan in the year 1947.  

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

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 in the year 1947.  

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   In the year 1947 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   Looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington on this day in history.  

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

Jun 27   98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt Netherlands on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

Jul 01   In the year 1947 british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office  

Jul 01   In the year 1947 clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80  

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   The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union on this day in history.  

Jul 07   Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.  

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   In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter  

Jan 04   In the year 1947 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71  

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 in the year 1947.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.