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 in the year 1947.   

Jun 12   On this day in history babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ   

Jun 12   Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1947.   

Jun 13   1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) in the year 1947.   

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

Jun 16   In the year 1947 jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86   

Jun 16   In the year 1947 pravda denounces Marshall Plan   

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   1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1947.   

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

Jun 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington.   

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

Jun 28   In the year 1947 stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72   

Jun 29   2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson in the year 1947.   

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   Military coup discovered in France in the year 1947.   

Jul 03   In the year 1947 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC   

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

Jul 06   The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident on this day in history.   

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   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 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   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   In the year 1947 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   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

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   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35