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Aug 15 India gains independence from Great Britain, remains a dominion until 1950. Aug 17 The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed. Sep 18 The Central Intelligence Agency officially comes into existence after being established by President Truman in July. More 1947 Events.
April 16 – Nova Villa, Filipino actress and a veteran comedian. May 9 – Josie Natori, fashion designer and the CEO and founder of The Natori Company. May 23 – Maita Gomez, Filipino beauty queen and activist (d. 2012) May 24 – Mike de Leon, Filipino film director, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.
1 June - Second Illegal Plebiscite to decide on the Partition of Bengal happens. Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sylhet, & Chattogram (Chittagong) vote in favour of joining East Pakistan. 5 June - Shyama Prasad Mukherjee loses Plebiscite. He comes in 3rd position after winner Hussein Suhrawardy & runner-up Syed Muzaffar Ahmed.
Aug 24, 2023 · On 20 June 1947, the Bengal assembly voted on the fate of the Bengal — whether it should remain, as a whole, in India, or go to the new state of Pakistan after Partition, and or whether it should be divided into East and West Bengal. Two rounds of voting took place among the legislators. In the first, the legislators opposed the division 120 ...
Jul 29 Willem Vliegen, Dutch journalist and chairman (SDAP), dies at 84. Jul 30 George Challenor, West Indian cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies at 59. Jul 30 Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia, dies at 86. Jun 1947.
Famous Birthdays. Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor. Joe Ely, American outlaw country singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Honky Tonk Masquerade"), born in Amarillo,Texas. Major Harris, American R&B singer ("Love Won't Let Me Wait"), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2012) Born in 1947. 1947 Highlights.
1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1947th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 947th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1940s decade.
