At A Glance

24 December 1947 at a glance

Day of the week
24 December 1947 was a Wednesday.
Top Film of 1947
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1947 was Forever Amber.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 December is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 December 1947 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 December 1947 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 24 December

  • 1941 World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.
  • 1941 World War II: Benghazi is conquered by the British Eighth Army.
  • 1943 World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord.
  • 1944 World War II: The Belgian Troopship Leopoldville was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 763 soldiers and 56 crew.
  • 1951 Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.

Famous people born on 24 December

  • Howard Hughes, American businessman, engineer, and pilot (1905–1976)
  • Ed Miliband, British politician, Foreign Secretary (born 1969)
  • Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898)
  • Davante Adams, American football player (born 1992)

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Events of 1947 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1947 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 19 January – to 15 March – an arctic cold snap with five major blizzards caused many deaths.
  • 18 May – the 21st anniversary of the founding of the Fianna Fáil party was celebrated in the Capitol Theatre, Dublin.
  • 7 July – the Aer Lingus airline began a direct service between Dublin and Amsterdam.
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Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →

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