The temperature on March 19, 1947 was between 1.8 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
June 23 » The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.
July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
Day of death March 21, 1947
The temperature on March 21, 1947 was between 3.3 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 6.1 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 15 » The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
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.
July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
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