Historical Events In 1947

Jun 11   In the year 1947 wW II sugar rationing finally endd in US (began May 28, 1942)   

Jun 11   On this day in history wW II sugar rationing finally ends   

Jun 12   Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ in the year 1947.   

Jun 12   Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) in the year 1947.   

Jun 16   1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" in the year 1947.   

Jun 16   Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 in the year 1947.   

Jun 16   In the year 1947 pravda denounces Marshall Plan   

Jun 16   The first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1947 1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC   

Jun 18   Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 in the year 1947.   

Jun 19   On this day in history 1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca   

Jun 19   On this day in history the birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist   

Jun 19   The first plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1947 willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84   

Jun 20   Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal in the year 1947.   

Jun 20   In the year 1947 pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act   

Jun 22   12" rain in 42 mins (Holt, MO) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1947 compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa   

Jun 23   Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress in the year 1947.   

Jun 24   Looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington in the year 1947.   

Jun 25   In the year 1947 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published   

Jun 27   In the year 1947 98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt Netherlands   

Jun 28   "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1 on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 in the year 1947.   

Jun 29   On this day in history 2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson   

Jul 01   British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office in the year 1947.   

Jul 01   Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history military coup discovered in France   

Jul 03   In the year 1947 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC   

Jul 05   On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs   

Jul 06   On this day in history the AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.   

Jul 07   Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident in the year 1947.   

Jul 08   14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.   

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

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   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   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

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

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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