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 in the year 1947.   

Aug 13   Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1947 pakistan created by the British   

Aug 14   On this day in history pakistan gains independence from Britain   

Aug 15   India becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan on this day in history.   

Aug 15   On this day in history india declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan   

Aug 15   In the year 1947 india gains independence from Britain   

Aug 16   In the year 1947 ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs   

Aug 17   On this day in history the Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 20   On this day in history boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time   

Aug 20   In the year 1947 franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's first public singing concert   

Aug 23   On this day in history the birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine'   

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

Aug 25   On this day in history marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 kph   

Aug 26   1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat) in the year 1947.   

Aug 29   Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Hungarian communist party wins election on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history 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   Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1947.   

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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   In the year 1947 birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)   

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.   

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   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 in the year 1947.   

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35