What Happened in 1947
16 historical events, 48 notable births, and 6 notable deaths in 1947.
Major Events
January 1947
1947 — year
Kashmir conflict — Territoral dispute in South Asia
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 — 1947–1948 war between India and Pakistam
1947 South American Championship — football tournament
EuroBasket 1947 — 1947 edition of Eurobasket
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 in film — overview of the events of 1947 in film
1947 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
August 1947
partition of India — 1947 Partition of British India
partition of Bengal — partition of Bengal into West and East Bengal in 1947
October 1947
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade — multilateral agreement regulating international trade
July 1947
Roswell incident — 1947 unspecified object crash near Corona, New Mexico, US
February 1947
Paris Peace Treaties — treaties signed in Paris on 10 February 1947
March 1947
19th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1946
Treaty of Dunkirk — contract
April 1947
Texas City disaster — 1947 explosion