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What Happened in 1947

16 historical events, 48 notable births, and 6 notable deaths in 1947.

Major Events

January 1947

general

Kashmir conflict — Territoral dispute in South Asia

war

Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 — 1947–1948 war between India and Pakistam

sports

1947 South American Championship — football tournament

general

EuroBasket 1947 — 1947 edition of Eurobasket

war

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

culture

1947 in film — overview of the events of 1947 in film

culture

1947 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition

August 1947

culture

partition of India — 1947 Partition of British India

culture

partition of Bengal — partition of Bengal into West and East Bengal in 1947

October 1947

general

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade — multilateral agreement regulating international trade

July 1947

general

Roswell incident — 1947 unspecified object crash near Corona, New Mexico, US

February 1947

general

Paris Peace Treaties — treaties signed in Paris on 10 February 1947

March 1947

war

19th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1946

politics

Treaty of Dunkirk — contract

April 1947

disaster

Texas City disaster — 1947 explosion