Page 10: Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   In the year 1947 netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure   

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

Aug 07   In the year 1947 balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef   

Aug 13   In the year 1947 johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies   

Aug 14   India granted independence within British Commonwealth on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Pakistan created by the British in the year 1947.   

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

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

Aug 15   In the year 1947 india declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan   

Aug 15   India gains independence from Britain in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Aug 18   On this day in history naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

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

Aug 19   J Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A in the year 1947.   

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

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 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   Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 22   14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840) in the year 1947.   

Aug 23   On this day in history pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert   

Aug 23   Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's first public singing concert on this day in history.   

Aug 23   The birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine' in the year 1947.   

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   On this day in history constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier   

Aug 31   In the year 1947 hungarian communist party wins election   

Sep 06   Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi on this day in history.   

Sep 08   In the year 1947 british govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis   

Sep 12   On this day in history harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 in the year 1947.   

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

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