Historical Events In 1947

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

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

Jun 12   In the year 1947 babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ   

Jun 12   On this day in history jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70   

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

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

Jun 16   On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jun 18   Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jun 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal   

Jun 20   Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act on this day in history.   

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

Jun 23   Compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa in the year 1947.   

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

Jun 28   "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1 in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 01   British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs   

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

Jul 07   Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident in the year 1947.   

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

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

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 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   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 in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 in the year 1947.