Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   In the year 1947 netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure   

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

Aug 07   Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef on this day in history.   

Aug 13   In the year 1947 johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies   

Aug 14   On this day in history india granted independence within British Commonwealth   

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   In the year 1947 india becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan   

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

Aug 15   India gains independence from Britain in the year 1947.   

Aug 16   On this day in history ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs   

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

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

Aug 18   In the year 1947 naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

Aug 19   Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 in the year 1947.   

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

Aug 20   Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time in the year 1947.   

Aug 20   On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

Aug 20   On this day in history turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph   

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

Aug 21   Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   The birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine' on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 in the year 1947.   

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   Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier in the year 1947.   

Aug 31   Hungarian communist party wins election in the year 1947.   

Sep 06   In the year 1947 paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76   

Sep 07   On this day in history battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi   

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

Sep 12   In the year 1947 harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.   

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   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.