January 31 » Datu Muhammad Salleh is killed in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion.
February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
June 14 » Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
Day of death April 15, 1947
The temperature on April 15, 1947 was between 5.8 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
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