Date: November 2, 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…
The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union. Date: February 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Catherine Labouré Canonized in Vatican City, Rome…
The Black Dahlia murder: The dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short is found in Los Angeles. Date: January 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947International Monetary Fund Begins Financial Operations March 1, 1947President Truman…
Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the State of Israel and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: November 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Radcliffe Line Revealed: India-Pakistan…
Soviet NKVD forces in Hungary abduct Béla Kovács—secretary-general of the majority Independent Smallholders' Party—and deport him to the USSR in defiance of Parliament. His arrest is an important turning point in the Communist takeover of Hungary. Date: February 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this…
Pakistan joins the United Nations. Date: September 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947UN Security Council Resolution 22 on Corfu Channel Incident, April 9, 1947New Zealand Ratifies Statute of Westminster, Gains Legislative Independence,…