Historical Events In 1947

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

Jul 09   Britain's Princess Elizabeth & Lt Philip Mountbatten's engagement on this day in history.  

Jul 10   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1947 raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34  

Jul 18   On this day in history british seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine  

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

Jul 18   US receives UN trusteeship over Pacific Islands in the year 1947.  

Jul 19   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 in the year 1947.  

Jul 21   On this day in history indonesia begins 1st political election  

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

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

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   The first US Navy air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI in the year 1947.  

Jul 24   Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1947 uS Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of Defense  

Jul 25   In the year 1947 uS Deptartment of the Army created  

Jul 26   In the year 1947 department of Defense established  

Jul 26   In the year 1947 department of Defense forms  

Jul 26   In the year 1947 national Security Act establishes the CIA  

Jul 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg Va on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 30   In the year 1947 the birth of Arnold Schwarzenegger, American actor  

Aug 04   In the year 1947 birthdate of the Medical Service Corps  

Aug 04   The Supreme Court of Japan is established on this day in history.  

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

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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   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger  

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   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   On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)  

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 in the year 1947.  

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.  

Jan 17   On this day in history death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)  

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