Page 8: 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ in the year 1947.   

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   Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Pravda denounces Marshall Plan on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 19   On this day in history 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   The first plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca in the year 1947.   

Jun 19   In the year 1947 willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84   

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 compton & Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v S Africa   

Jun 23   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.   

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

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

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   On this day in history 2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson   

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   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   In the year 1947 alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident.   

Jul 08   14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.