Historical Events In 1947

Jun 11   WW II sugar rationing finally endd in US (began May 28, 1942) in the year 1947.   

Jun 11   On this day in history wW II sugar rationing finally ends   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1947 the birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist   

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

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

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

Jun 20   Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act in the year 1947.   

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

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   On this day in history looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington.   

Jun 25   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72   

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

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

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

Jul 02   Military coup discovered in France on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1947 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC   

Jul 05   On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs   

Jul 06   On this day in history the AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.   

Jul 07   On this day in history alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident.   

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   In the year 1947 birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history 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.