The temperature on March 1, 1947 was between -6.1 °C and -0.7 °C and averaged -3.3 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
July 8 » Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
August 7 » The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
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