Historical Events In 1947

Oct 11   In the year 1947 brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

Oct 12   Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 in the year 1947.   

Oct 13   "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres in the year 1947.   

Oct 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies in the year 1947.   

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015) in the year 1947.   

Oct 14   On this day in history chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes first supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)   

Oct 14   In the year 1947 chuck Yeager makes the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California   

Oct 19   In the year 1947 de Gaulles RPF wins French municipal elections   

Oct 20   In the year 1947 hUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood   

Oct 21   Dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die on this day in history.   

Oct 23   NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history series of forest fires $30 million of timber (New England States)   

Oct 24   In the year 1947 series of forest fires burn $30 million of timber (New England States)   

Oct 24   The birth of Kevin Kline, American actor on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs   

Oct 26   Maharajah of Jammu & Kashmir accedes to India on this day in history.   

Oct 27   On this day in history "You Bet Your Life", with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

Oct 27   On this day in history "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

Oct 27   On this day in history groucho Marx hosts the radio premiere of You Bet Your Life, on ABC radio. (When the show later moved to TV, it jumped ship to NBC.)   

Oct 29   Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherland form Benelux Union in the year 1947.   

Oct 29   Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Oct 29   The birth of Richard Dreyfuss, American actor on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history 23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva   

Nov 01   In the year 1947 man O' War, racehorse, dies   

Nov 01   On this day in history uN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ and UK   

Nov 02   7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US) in the year 1947.   

Nov 02   In the year 1947 howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time   

Nov 06   On this day in history kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66   

Nov 08   Bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA v Victoria in the year 1947.   

Nov 11   In the year 1947 martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64   

Nov 12   Emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1947 kPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)   

Nov 15   Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG in the year 1947.   

Nov 16   In the year 1947 15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of nazis   

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Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1947 death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 in the year 1947.