Page 8: 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ in the year 1947.   

Jun 12   In the year 1947 jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70   

Jun 13   On this day in history 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   Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Pravda denounces Marshall Plan on this day in history.   

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

Jun 20   In the year 1947 pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act   

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

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 in the year 1947.   

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   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history "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   In the year 1947 2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson   

Jul 01   British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office in the year 1947.   

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

Jul 02   On this day in history military coup discovered in France   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1947 "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   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   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   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   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 in the year 1947.