Timeline Wednesday 1 October 1947

Events on Wednesday 1 October 1947 2

• 1947 – 2009 Dave Arneson (1947-2009) Died 7 April 2009, aged 61 Arneson co-created the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Gary Gygax, helping to found the modern role-playing game industry. His early campaign designs introduced concepts still used across the hobby. He later worked on numerous other game projects.
• 1947 XP-86 Sabre first flight North American Aviation George Welch flies the swept-wing XP-86 prototype. Some claim he broke the sound barrier in a dive before Yeager, but it has never been confirmed.