Page 8: Historical Events In 1947

Jun 11   WW II sugar rationing finally endd in US (began May 28, 1942) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1947.   

Jun 13   1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) on this day in history.   

Jun 16   1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1947 pravda denounces Marshall Plan   

Jun 16   On this day in history the first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"   

Jun 17   On this day in history 1st round-the-world civil air service leaves NYC   

Jun 18   On this day in history cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0   

Jun 19   1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca in the year 1947.   

Jun 19   The birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1947 the first plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca   

Jun 19   Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 20   Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act in the year 1947.   

Jun 22   12" rain in 42 mins (Holt, MO) in the year 1947.   

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

Jun 23   On this day in history truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress   

Jun 24   Looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jun 29   In the year 1947 2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson   

Jul 01   In the year 1947 british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office   

Jul 01   On this day in history clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80   

Jul 02   Military coup discovered in France on this day in history.   

Jul 03   On this day in history 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC   

Jul 05   "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs in the year 1947.   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident.   

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1947 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   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 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   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.