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Monday August 18, 1947
US date format: 8/18/1947, UK date format: 18/8/1947
It was Monday, under the sign of Leo (see birth chart on August 18, 1947). The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat).
Famous people born on this day include Jean-Marie Morisset and Giulio Tremonti.
Dark Passage, directed by Delmer Daves, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1947
On TV people were watching The Walter Compton News.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Dark Passage
Directed by: Delmer Daves
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, Agnes Moorehead
Country: United States of America
The October Man
Directed by: Roy Ward Baker
Starring: John Mills, Joan Greenwood, Edward Chapman, Kay Walsh
Song of the Thin Man
Directed by: Edward Buzzell
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell
Lured
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Starring: George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Boris Karloff
Captain Boycott
Directed by: Frank Launder
Starring: Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Cecil Parker, Mervyn Johns
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 18, 1947?
- RC saints - Saint Helena of Constantinople,Saint Alberto Hurtado
- Buhe in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Holidays
- Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain, killing 168, injuring 4000.
Events
- Jean-Marie Morisset
- Giulio Tremonti
- Nicole Duclos
Famous Birthday
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 18, 1947?
- Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarrette) - Phil Harris
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
The Walter Compton News
Starring: Walter Compton
Country: United States of America
Saturday Night at the Palace
Starring: Doreen Austin
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Play the Game
Starring: Robert McDermott
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Seaside Concert Parties
Starring: Harry Brunning, Ken Douglas, Jimmy Edwards, Leonard Henry
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Musical Merry-Go-Round
Starring: Jack Kilty, Frederick DeWilde, Penny Gerard, Eve Young
Country: United States of America
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1947?
- LIFE: Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Andrei A. Gromyko -- Aug. 18, 1947
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