August 1947 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1947.
The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Clement Attlee (Labour), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on August 1947: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 1947?
Events
- 01 Aug 1947 Medium & The Telephone opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 211 performances
- 04 Aug 1947 The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
- 05 Aug 1947 Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure
- 07 Aug 1947 Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef
- 14 Aug 1947 Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias gives up amateur status for $300,000.
- 15 Aug 1947 India declares independence from the UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan
- 16 Aug 1947 Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs
- 17 Aug 1947 The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.
- 18 Aug 1947 Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain, killing 168, injuring 4000.
- 19 Aug 1947 J Arens and D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A
- 20 Aug 1947 Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time
- 21 Aug 1947 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win
- 22 Aug 1947 14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0
- 23 Aug 1947 The Prime Minister of Greece, Dimitrios Maximos, resigns.
- 25 Aug 1947 Marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 km/h
- 26 Aug 1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead
- 27 Aug 1947 When the French government lowers the daily bread ration to 200ampnbspgrams, causing riots in Verdun and in Le Mans.
- 29 Aug 1947 Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece Premier
- 30 Aug 1947 A fire at a movie theater in Rueil, a suburb of Paris, France kills 87 people.
- 31 Aug 1947 Hungarian communist party wins election
- 02 Aug 1947 A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in August 1947?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Perry Como (Ted Weems Orchestra) - I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (Decca)
- Count Basie & His Orchestra - I Ain't Mad at You
- Francis Craig & His Orchestra - Near You
- Freddy Martin & His Orchestra - The Lady from 29 Palms
- Tony Pastor & His Orchestra - The Lady from Twenty-Nine Palms
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
