What Happened on June 15, 1947

Historical Events

US Open Men's Golf, St. Louis CC: Lew Worsham defeats Sam Snead by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff for his only major title

Alain Aspect, French physicist (Nobel Prize 2022 for experiments with entangled photons), born in Agen, France [1]
Elliot Randall, American session guitarist (Steely Dan; Carly Simon, Yoko Ono), born in New York City
Lee Purcell, Cherry Point NC, actor (Big Wednesday, Mr Majestyk)
Paul Patterson, British classical composer (Spiders), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England