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June 10, 1947

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Notable Births

1947Michel Bastarache, Canadian businessman, lawyer, and jurist[†]

J. E. Michel Bastarache is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and retired puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada.

Ken Singleton

1947Ken Singleton, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]

Kenneth Wayne Singleton is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and designated hitter from 1970 to 1984, most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles, where he was a three-time All-Star player and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team. He also played for the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos.

Robert Wright (RAF officer)

1947Robert Wright, English air marshal[†]

Air Marshal Sir Robert Alfred Wright, is a former senior Royal Air Force officer.

Notable Deaths

Alexander Bethune (politician)

1947Alexander Bethune, Canadian businessman and politician, 12th Mayor of Vancouver (born 1852)[†]

Alexander Bethune, merchant, was the 12th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1907 to 1908. He had previously served seven years as alderman.

Historical Events

Saab Automobile

1947Saab produces its first automobile.[†]

Saab Automobile AB was a car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile. The first production model, the Saab 92, was launched in 1949. In 1968, the parent company merged with Scania-Vabis, and ten years later the Saab 900 was launched, in time becoming Saab's best-selling model. In the mid-1980s, the new Saab 9000 model also appeared.