The Federation Internationale de Volleyball, or FIVB, is the world governing body for volleyball in all its forms, including indoor, beach and snow volleyball. It was founded in Paris in the spring of 1947 by delegates of national federations, with the Frenchman Paul Libaud as its first president, and today it has its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIVB organised the first world championships in 1949 and campaigned for the sport's inclusion in the Olympic Games, where indoor volleyball made its debut in 1964 in Tokyo and beach volleyball in 1996. The game itself had been invented in the United States in 1895 by William G. Morgan. The federation has a larger number of national members than almost any other sports body.
Before and after
- 7 April 1947Death of Henry Ford
- 9 April 1947Founding of University of the Bío-Bío
- 15 April 1947Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's colour line
- 18 April 1947Discovery of Mrs. Ples
- 20 April 1947Founding of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
- 25 April 1947Birth of Johan Cruyff
- from 28 April 1947 to 31 July 1947Operation Vistula
- 5 June 1947George Marshall proposes the European Recovery Program
- 21 June 1947Birth of Shirin Ebadi
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