Page 10: Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure on this day in history.   

Aug 06   1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8" in the year 1947.   

Aug 07   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 india granted independence within British Commonwealth   

Aug 14   On this day in history pakistan created by the British   

Aug 14   Pakistan gains independence from Britain in the year 1947.   

Aug 15   In the year 1947 india becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan   

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   Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs in the year 1947.   

Aug 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph in the year 1947.   

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 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   In the year 1947 clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76   

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

Aug 26   In the year 1947 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   Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi in the year 1947.   

Sep 08   British govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1947 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   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.