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

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   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   Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 19   In the year 1947 willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84  

Jun 20   On this day in history benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal  

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

Jun 22   On this day in history 12" rain in 42 mins (Holt, MO)  

Jun 23   Compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa in the year 1947.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1947.  

Jul 08   On this day in history 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   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

Jan 13   In the year 1947 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   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.