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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