Page 9: Historical Events In 1947

Jul 21   Indonesia begins 1st political election   

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

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

Jul 23   inaugural Navy all jet squadron (VF-17A) receives its inaugural aircraft (FH)   

Jul 23   The inaugural US Navy air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI.   

Jul 24   Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72.   

Jul 25   US Air Force, Navy and War Dept form US Dept of Defense.   

Jul 25   US Deptartment of the Army created.   

Jul 26   Department of Defense established   

Jul 26   Department of Defense forms.   

Jul 26   National Security Act establishes the CIA   

Jul 27   In this year, Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak.   

Jul 28   Iuliu Maniu's Boer party is recorded as becoming forbidden in Romania.   

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

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

Jul 30   Arnold Schwarzenegger, American actor is born.   

Jul 30   Cin Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to NY Giants 5-4   

Jul 30   George Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies.   

Aug 04   Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps   

Aug 04   The Supreme Court of Japan is established.   

Aug 05   Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies   

Aug 05   Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure   

Aug 06   1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"   

Aug 07   Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef.   

Aug 13   Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies   

Aug 14   India granted independence within British Commonwealth   

Aug 14   Pakistan created by the British.   

Aug 14   Pakistan gains independence from Britain   

Aug 15   India declares independence from UK, Islamic part is recorded as becoming Pakistan   

Aug 15   India gains independence from Britain.   

Aug 15   India is recorded as becoming independent, Islamic part is recorded as becoming Pakistan.   

Aug 16   Ralph Kiner is recorded as becoming 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs.   

Aug 17   The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.   

Aug 18   Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr tikhonova: Ussr, biathalon relay (oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

Jan 02   Calvin hill: Nfl running back (dallas cowboys)   

Jan 02   Lanny bassham: Us, rifle-3 position (olympic-gold-1976)   

Jan 02   Jack hanna: American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey filipovich protchenko: Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   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)   

Jan 04   Rick stein: English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   Forrest reid: Irish author/critic (young tom, apostate),    

Jan 09   Karl mannheim: Sociologist (diagnosis of our time),   

Jan 11   Eva tanguay: Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   Jonas cohn: German/english philosopher (wertwissenschaft),    

Jan 13   Veit valentin: German/us historian (german people),    

Jan 15   Elizabeth short: The black dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   Pyotr krasnov: Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   Josh gibson: Negro league slugger,