1947

*January 5: Lak Hui Chemical Industrial Corporation, the predecessor to LG, is founded in Seoul, South Korea.
*January 17: Future Apple board member (and its first female) Katherine M. Hudson is born.
*February 23: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded.
*September 9: The first actual "bug" is reported in an electromechanical computer used by the U.S. Navy.
*December 29: Future Apple distinguished scientist Richard Crandall is born.