Historical Events In 1947

Sep 12   Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games in the year 1947.   

Sep 13   WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history 61st US Womens Tennis: A Louise Brough beats M O duPont (86 46 61)   

Sep 15   1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh in the year 1947.   

Sep 15   In the year 1947 first 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh   

Sep 16   John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH on this day in history.   

Sep 19   Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year" on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies in the year 1947.   

Sep 21   Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 in the year 1947.   

Sep 22   Dodgers clinch NL pennant on this day in history.   

Sep 23   On this day in history nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged   

Sep 26   In the year 1947 happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series   

Sep 26   Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

Sep 27   On this day in history "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 288 performances   

Sep 28   On this day in history francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58   

Sep 30   On this day in history yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised   

Oct 01   In the year 1947 nHL Pension Society founded   

Oct 01   The first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca in the year 1947.   

Oct 01   On this day in history uS control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends   

Oct 02   "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 124 performances in the year 1947.   

Oct 03   "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 03   First telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed in the year 1947.   

Oct 04   In the year 1947 max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies   

Oct 04   Negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5 on this day in history.   

Oct 05   In the year 1947 1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman   

Oct 05   The first Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman on this day in history.   

Oct 05   The first U.S. president to make use of television addressed the nation from the White House. "‘ Give ’ Em Hell" Harry Truman accomplished the feat. I in the year 1947.   

Oct 06   Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Oct 06   On this day in history nY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series   

Oct 07   On this day in history larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series   

Oct 08   Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78 in the year 1947.   

Oct 09   "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 09   The first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane on this day in history.   

Oct 10   "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances in the year 1947.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

Jan 04   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 in the year 1947.   

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1947 veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35