Indian writer Shobhaa De was born on January 7, 1947.
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American gangster Al Capone ('Scarface') died on January 25, 1947. In the picture, Capone sits in a train compartment with an unidentifed associate (R) during his transport to prison, to serve a sentance for tax evasion in October 1931.
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The state of Prussia officially ceased to exist on February 25, 1947. A map of Europe at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, 1815 is seen in the picture. The boundary of the German Confederation is marked in red, and that of Prussia in blue.
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The International Monetary Fund begins to operate on March 1, 1947.
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The Cold War begins on May 22, 1947. In an effort to fight the spread of Communism, President Harry S. Truman signs an Act of Congress that implements the Truman Doctrine. This Act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece.
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The controversial Indian-born British author (The Satanic Verses), Salman Rushdie, was born on June 19, 1947.
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Princess Elizabeth announces her engagement to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on July 10, 1947. The same year, the Princess (later Elizabeth II), the daughter of George VI, marries The Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom on November 20th.
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Actor, bodybuilder and 38th Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger was born on July 30, 1947.
Veteran Indian actress Raakhee Gulzar was born on August 15, 1947, the day India became independent.
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President Harry S. Truman delivers the first televised White House address on October 5, 1947, speaking on the world food crises. The 33rd President of the USA is seen talking to the nation after he had taken over office following the death of President Roosevelt.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, a former First Lady of the United States, a former senator from New York State and the current American Secretary of State, was born on October 26, 1947.
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In Long Beach, California, the business magnate, film maker and pilot Howard Hughes carries out the one and only flight of the Hughes H - 1 Hercules seaplane, the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built and flown, on November 2, 1947. This flight only lasted eight minutes.
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In the year 1947, Raytheon produced the first commercial microwave oven. The picture shows a woman using an early microwave at the Ideal Home Exhibition in Olympia, London on 5th March 1947.
