Saab Produces First Automobile, June 10, 1947
Date: June 10, 1947
Date: June 10, 1947
An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people. Date: April 16, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
India gains independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: August 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947New Zealand Ratifies…
The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand. Date: November 18, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Texas City…
The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom. Date: October 16, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Royal New Zealand Navy Mutiny Begins, April…
The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). Date: August 7, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Glazier-Higgins-Woodward Tornadoes Kill 181 in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas – April 9,…
The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. Date: January 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…