Historical Events In 1947

Jul 08   Demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building in the year 1947.  

Jul 09   On this day in history britain's Princess Elizabeth & Lt Philip Mountbatten's engagement  

Jul 10   200 die when train derails & fell into a river in Canton, China on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 14   C A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #1747 Wright on this day in history.  

Jul 15   Henry Kolker, dies at 76 in the year 1947.  

Jul 16   Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee & Yanks 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19 in the year 1947.  

Jul 17   Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Jul 18   British seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine on this day in history.  

Jul 18   In the year 1947 president Harry S. Truman delegates responsibility for the civil administration of former Japanese mandated island to the Secretary of the Navy.  

Jul 18   On this day in history uS receives UN trusteeship over Pacific Islands  

Jul 19   On this day in history prime minister of shadow Burma government ,Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members were assassinated by British , which resulted in the political chaos in the country lasting until now.  

Jul 21   Indonesia begins 1st political election on this day in history.  

Jul 22   -8ø F (-13ø C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record) on this day in history.  

Jul 22   -8°F (-13°C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record) in the year 1947.  

Jul 23   In the year 1947 1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI  

Jul 23   First Navy all jet squadron (VF-17A) receives its first aircraft (FH) on this day in history.  

Jul 23   The first US Navy air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 25   On this day in history uS Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of Defense  

Jul 25   US Deptartment of the Army created in the year 1947.  

Jul 26   Department of Defense established in the year 1947.  

Jul 26   On this day in history department of Defense forms  

Jul 26   National Security Act establishes the CIA in the year 1947.  

Jul 27   Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak in the year 1947.  

Jul 28   Iuliu Maniu's Boer party becomes forbidden in Romania on this day in history.  

Jul 29   In the year 1947 eNIAC, one of the world's first digital computers, was turned back on after receiving a memory implant on this day in 1947  

Jul 29   On this day in history gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg Va  

Jul 30   Cin Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to NY Giants 5-4 on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history george Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies  

Jul 30   On this day in history the birth of Arnold Schwarzenegger, American actor  

Aug 04   Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps on this day in history.  

Aug 04   On this day in history the Supreme Court of Japan is established.  

Aug 05   On this day in history joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

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   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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