Page 9: Historical Events In 1947

Jul 08   Demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building on this day in history.   

Jul 09   Britain's Princess Elizabeth & Lt Philip Mountbatten's engagement in the year 1947.   

Jul 10   In the year 1947 200 die when train derails & fell into a river in Canton, China   

Jul 13   In the year 1947 warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies   

Jul 14   C A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #1747 Wright on this day in history.   

Jul 15   On this day in history henry Kolker, dies at 76   

Jul 16   Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee & Yanks 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19 in the year 1947.   

Jul 17   On this day in history raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34   

Jul 18   In the year 1947 british seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine   

Jul 18   President Harry S. Truman delegates responsibility for the civil administration of former Japanese mandated island to the Secretary of the Navy in the year 1947.   

Jul 18   US receives UN trusteeship over Pacific Islands on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Prime minister of shadow Burma government ,Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members were assassinated by British , which resulted in the political chaos in the country lasting until now on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1947 indonesia begins 1st political election   

Jul 22   -8ø F (-13ø C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record) in the year 1947.   

Jul 22   -8°F (-13°C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record) in the year 1947.   

Jul 23   1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI in the year 1947.   

Jul 23   On this day in history first Navy all jet squadron (VF-17A) receives its first aircraft (FH).   

Jul 23   On this day in history the first US Navy air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI   

Jul 24   On this day in history ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 25   In the year 1947 uS Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of Defense   

Jul 25   In the year 1947 uS Deptartment of the Army created   

Jul 26   On this day in history department of Defense established   

Jul 26   Department of Defense forms on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1947 national Security Act establishes the CIA   

Jul 27   On this day in history yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak   

Jul 28   Iuliu Maniu's Boer party becomes forbidden in Romania on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1947 eNIAC, one of the world's first digital computers, was turned back on after receiving a memory implant on this day in 1947   

Jul 29   On this day in history gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg Va   

Jul 30   Cin Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to NY Giants 5-4 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   On this day in history george Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies   

Jul 30   On this day in history the birth of Arnold Schwarzenegger, American actor   

Aug 04   In the year 1947 birthdate of the Medical Service Corps   

Aug 04   The Supreme Court of Japan is established in the year 1947.   

Aug 05   Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies 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   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

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   In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 12   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

Jan 13   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35