Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   On this day in history netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure   

Aug 06   1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8" on this day in history.   

Aug 07   On this day in history balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef   

Aug 13   Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies in the year 1947.   

Aug 14   India granted independence within British Commonwealth in the year 1947.   

Aug 14   Pakistan created by the British on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Pakistan gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

Aug 15   India becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan in the year 1947.   

Aug 15   India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 1947 india gains independence from Britain   

Aug 16   Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs on this day in history.   

Aug 17   The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed in the year 1947.   

Aug 18   On this day in history naval torpedo & mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

Aug 18   Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300 in the year 1947.   

Aug 19   In the year 1947 ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67   

Aug 19   In the year 1947 j Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A   

Aug 20   In the year 1947 boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time   

Aug 20   Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 in the year 1947.   

Aug 20   Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph on this day in history.   

Aug 21   1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win in the year 1947.   

Aug 21   In the year 1947 ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies   

Aug 22   In the year 1947 14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840)   

Aug 23   Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert in the year 1947.   

Aug 23   Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's first public singing concert on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1947 the birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine'   

Aug 25   On this day in history clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76   

Aug 25   In the year 1947 marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 kph   

Aug 26   On this day in history 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat)   

Aug 29   On this day in history constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier   

Aug 31   In the year 1947 hungarian communist party wins election   

Sep 06   On this day in history paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76   

Sep 07   Battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi on this day in history.   

Sep 08   In the year 1947 british govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis   

Sep 12   Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 in the year 1947.   

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 12   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

Jan 13   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 in the year 1947.