Page 8: 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   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   1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) in the year 1947.   

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

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

Jun 16   Pravda denounces Marshall Plan in the year 1947.   

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

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

Jun 18   In the year 1947 cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0   

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

Jun 19   In the year 1947 the birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist   

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   In the year 1947 benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal   

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

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   Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress on this day in history.   

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

Jun 25   On this day in history 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published   

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

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

Jun 28   On this day in history stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72   

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   Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1947.   

Jul 02   In the year 1947 military coup discovered in France   

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

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

Jul 06   In the year 1947 the AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.   

Jul 07   In the year 1947 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   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

Jan 13   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

Jan 15   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.