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What Happened In August 1947 In History

Historical Events for August, 1947

  • 2nd » A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner BSAA Star Dust accident known as crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found for over 50 years.
  • 4th » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
  • 7th » The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai e.g Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport named Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
  • 14th » Pakistan gains Pakistan Movement known as Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • 15th » India gains Indian independence movement Independence from the British Empire British British Raj Indian Empire after near 190 years of Crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • 15th » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
  • 17th » The Radcliffe Line, the border between Dominion of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1947

  • 1st » Chris Barnard (footballer) named Chris Barnard, Welsh footballer
  • 1st » Terrance W. Gainer, American police officer
  • 1st » Lorna Goodison, Jamaican poet and author
  • 1st » Dennis Zine, American politician
  • 2nd » Massiel, Spanish singer and actress
  • 2nd » Lawrence Wright, American author
  • 4th » Klaus Schulze, German keyboard player and songwriter (Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and Cosmic Jokers)
  • 5th » Angry Anderson, Australian singer-songwriter and actor (Rose Tattoo, The Party Boys, and Buster Brown (Australian band) known as Buster Brown)
  • 5th » Bernie Carbo, American baseball player and hairdresser
  • 5th » Rick Derringer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The McCoys)
  • 5th » Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (The Guess Who)
  • 6th » Tony Dell, English-Australian cricketer
  • 7th » Suthivelu, Indian actor (d. 2012)
  • 7th » Franciscus Henri, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter
  • 7th » Sofia Rotaru, Ukrainian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  • 8th » Terangi Adam, Nauruan politician
  • 8th » José Cruz, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
  • 8th » Ken Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
  • 8th » Larry Wilcox, American actor
  • 9th » Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager
  • 9th » Barbara Mason, American singer
  • 9th » John Varley (author) or John Varley, American author
  • 10th » Ian Anderson, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jethro Tull (band) e.g Jethro Tull)
  • 10th » Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian academic and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
  • 10th » Alan Ward, English cricketer
  • 11th » Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
  • 11th » Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek politician
  • 12th » Sam Rosen (sportscaster) called Sam Rosen, American sportscaster
  • 13th » Fred Stanley (baseball) known as Fred Stanley, American baseball player and manager
  • 13th » John Stocker (voice actor) named John Stocker, Canadian voice actor and director
  • 13th » Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
  • 13th » Justus Thigpen, American basketball player
  • 14th » Peter Christian, English actor
  • 14th » Bruce Nash, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 14th » Maddy Prior, English singer and dancer (Steeleye Span, Silly Sisters (band) named Silly Sisters, and The Carnival Band (folk group) known as The Carnival Band)
  • 14th » Danielle Steel, American author
  • 14th » Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese illustrator
  • 14th » Joop van Daele, Dutch footballer
  • 15th » Raakhee, Indian actress
  • 15th » Jenny Hanley, English actress
  • 16th » Carol Moseley Braun, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to New Zealand
  • 16th » Katharine Hamnett, English fashion designer
  • 16th » Marc Messier, Canadian actor
  • 17th » Sylvia Nasar, German-American economist and author
  • 17th » Jennifer Rhodes, American actress
  • 17th » Gary Talley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Box Tops)
  • 19th » Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter
  • 19th » Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
  • 19th » Gerard Schwarz, American conductor
  • 20th » Alan Lee (illustrator) named Alan Lee, English illustrator
  • 20th » James Pankow, American trombonist and songwriter (Chicago (band) called Chicago)
  • 20th » José Wilker, Brazilian actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
  • 20th » Ray Wise, American actor
  • 21st » Sándor Erdős, Hungarian fencer
  • 21st » Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Buckinghams)
  • 22nd » Donna Jean Godchaux, American singer-songwriter (Grateful Dead, Heart of Gold Band, and Jerry Garcia Band, and Donna Jean Godchaux Band)
  • 22nd » Cindy Williams, American actress, singer, and producer
  • 23rd » Rex Allen, Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 23rd » David Robb, English-Scottish actor
  • 23rd » Willy Russell, English playwright and composer
  • 23rd » Terje Rypdal, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (The Vanguards)
  • 24th » Anne Archer, American actress and producer
  • 24th » Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter
  • 24th » Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist
  • 24th » Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia
  • 24th » Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral
  • 24th » Raven De La Croix, American actress
  • 25th » Michael Kaluta, American author and illustrator
  • 26th » Emiliano Díez, Cuban-American actor and singer
  • 26th » Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 2007)
  • 27th » Barbara Bach, American model and actress
  • 27th » Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
  • 27th » John Morrison (cricketer) e.g John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and politician
  • 27th » Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2002)
  • 27th » Harry Reems, American porn actor (d. 2013)
  • 28th » Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress and singer
  • 29th » Temple Grandin, American ethologist, academic, and author
  • 29th » James Hunt, English race car driver (d. 1993)
  • 31st » Mona Marshall, American voice actress
  • 31st » Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Italian businessman
  • 31st » Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese author and illustrator
  • 31st » Somchai Wongsawat, Thai politician, 26th Prime Minister of Thailand

Famous Deaths for August 1947

  • 8th » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)
  • 20th » Albert Henderson, Canadian soccer player (b. 1881)
  • 29th » Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917)

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