August 16, 1947
1947 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
Territoral dispute in South Asia
Anti-Muslim violence in India
4th Golden Globe Awards — 1947 film award ceremony, on the 26th of February in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 1946 filmmaking
1947–1948 war between India and Pakistam
1947 South American Championship — football tournament
EuroBasket 1947 — 1947 edition of Eurobasket
Paris Peace Treaties — treaties signed in Paris on 10 February 1947
1947 massacres of Sikhs and Hindus in Rawalpindi
Treaty of Dunkirk — contract