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16 August 16, 1947 (Saturday) 17 August 17, 1947 (Sunday) 18 August 18, 1947 (Monday) ... The following events occurred in August 1947: August 1, 1947 (Friday)
August 16 1947 (also marketed as 1947) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film written and directed by N.S. Ponkumar. It is produced by AR Murugadoss , Om Prakash Bhatt, Narsiram Choudhary under A. R. Murugadoss Productions, Purple Bull Entertainment,and God Bless Entertainment.
August 16 – In Greece, General Markos Vafiadis takes over the government until 1949. August 23 – The prime minister of Greece , Dimitrios Maximos , resigns. August 27 – The French government lowers the daily bread ration to 200 grams, causing riots in Verdun and Le Mans .
In November 1947, the paramilitary force of Gilgit Scouts stationed at Gilgit rebelled against the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, soon after it acceded to the Indian Union. Under the command of a British officer Major William Brown , they executed a coup d'etat, overthrew the governor Ghansara Singh, and imprisoned him.
The next day, Jinnah announced 16 August 1946 would be "Direct Action Day" and warned Congress, "We do not want war. If you want war we accept your offer unhesitatingly. We will either have a divided India or a destroyed India." [17] The Muslim League had thus said “goodbye to Constitutional methods” and was ready to “create trouble”. [28]
The March of Time is an American newsreel series sponsored by Time Inc. and shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. It was based on a radio news series broadcast from 1931 to 1945 that was produced by advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn (BBDO). [1]
May 7 – Kraft Television Theater on NBC, the first regularly scheduled drama series on a network (1947–1958) May 15 – King Cole's Birthday Party (1947–1949) May 21 – In the Kelvinator Kitchen (1947–1948) [1] June 16 – The Walter Compton News (1947–1948) July 8 – Major League Baseball on NBC (1947–2000)
26 April – Another new news programme for BBC2 is launched called News Review. The programme is a summary of the week's news with subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. 1965. 18 June – Tonight is broadcast on BBC1 for the final time. [5] 1966. 5 April – The Money Programme debuts on BBC2. It continued to air until 2010. [6] 1967. No ...