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   On this day in history wW II sugar rationing finally ends  

Jun 12   In the year 1947 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   1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) in the year 1947.  

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

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

Jun 16   On this day in history pravda denounces Marshall Plan  

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

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

Jun 18   Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jun 22   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1947 "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1  

Jun 28   In the year 1947 stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72  

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

Jul 01   British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office on this day in history.  

Jul 01   On this day in history clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80  

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   The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

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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   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)  

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter  

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

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

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.  

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