Historical Events In 1947

Jul 08   Demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jul 14   In the year 1947 c A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #1747 Wright  

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   In the year 1947 raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34  

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

Jul 18   President Harry S. Truman delegates responsibility for the civil administration of former Japanese mandated island to the Secretary of the Navy on this day in history.  

Jul 18   US receives UN trusteeship over Pacific Islands on this day in history.  

Jul 19   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 indonesia begins 1st political election  

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

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

Jul 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 the first US Navy air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI  

Jul 24   Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

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   On this day in history department of Defense established  

Jul 26   Department of Defense forms in the year 1947.  

Jul 26   On this day in history national Security Act establishes the CIA  

Jul 27   In the year 1947 yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak  

Jul 28   Iuliu Maniu's Boer party becomes forbidden in Romania in the year 1947.  

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

Jul 29   Gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg Va in the year 1947.  

Jul 30   Cin Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to NY Giants 5-4 in the year 1947.  

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   Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies in the year 1947.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1947 death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)  

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   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died on this day in history.  

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