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   On this day in history wW II sugar rationing finally ends   

Jun 12   Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86   

Jun 16   Pravda denounces Marshall Plan in the year 1947.   

Jun 16   The first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" on this day in history.   

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 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   On this day in history 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   Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1947 truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress   

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   On this day in history 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published   

Jun 27   On this day in history 98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt Netherlands   

Jun 28   On this day in history "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1   

Jun 28   Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 in the year 1947.   

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

Jul 01   In the year 1947 british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office   

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

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   The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union on this day in history.   

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

Jul 08   14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago in the year 1947.   

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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   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1947 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

Jan 09   In the year 1947 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   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   On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35