Page 10: Historical Events In 1947

Aug 05   On this day in history 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   Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef on this day in history.   

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   Pakistan created by the British on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1947 pakistan gains independence from Britain   

Aug 15   On this day in history india becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan   

Aug 15   India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan on this day in history.   

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

Aug 16   On this day in history ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs   

Aug 17   On this day in history the Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.   

Aug 18   In the year 1947 naval torpedo & mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

Aug 18   Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300 in the year 1947.   

Aug 19   Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 in the year 1947.   

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

Aug 20   Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

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

Aug 21   On this day in history 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win   

Aug 21   Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies in the year 1947.   

Aug 22   14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 kph   

Aug 26   In the year 1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat)   

Aug 29   In the year 1947 constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier   

Aug 31   Hungarian communist party wins election on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 in the year 1947.   

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

Sep 08   British govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 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 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   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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