Page 8: Historical Events In 1947

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

Jun 11   In the year 1947 wW II sugar rationing finally ends   

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

Jun 12   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history pravda denounces Marshall Plan   

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

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

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

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

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   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   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   In the year 1947 looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington.   

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

Jun 27   In the year 1947 98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt Netherlands   

Jun 28   In the year 1947 "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   On this day in history 2nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson   

Jul 01   In the year 1947 british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office   

Jul 01   Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1947 military coup discovered in France   

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

Jul 05   "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs in the year 1947.   

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

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

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1947 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

Jan 09   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1947 veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.   

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