Historical Events In 1947

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

Jun 11   WW II sugar rationing finally ends in the year 1947.   

Jun 12   On this day in history babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ   

Jun 12   In the year 1947 jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70   

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

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   In the year 1947 the first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1947.   

Jun 20   Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington.   

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

Jun 27   On this day in history 98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt Netherlands   

Jun 28   In the year 1947 "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   2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson in the year 1947.   

Jul 01   On this day in history british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office   

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   252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC in the year 1947.   

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

Jul 08   In the year 1947 14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago   

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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   In the year 1947 birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 in the year 1947.   

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   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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

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