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   In the year 1947 babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ  

Jun 12   Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1947.  

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" in the year 1947.  

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

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   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 in the year 1947.  

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

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

Jun 20   Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal on this day in history.  

Jun 20   On this day in history pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act  

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

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   In the year 1947 looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington.  

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

Jun 27   In the year 1947 98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt Netherlands  

Jun 28   "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1 in the year 1947.  

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   On this day in history british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office  

Jul 01   Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 the AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.  

Jul 07   In the year 1947 alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident.  

Jul 08   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 02   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.  

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35