Historical Events In 1947

Dec 08   Gregg Allman musician keyboards, guitar, singer was born on this day in history.   

Dec 08   In the year 1947 gregg Allman musician: keyboards, guitar, singer was born   

Dec 10   USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement on this day in history.   

Dec 11   "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances in the year 1947.   

Dec 12   United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL in the year 1947.   

Dec 13   "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs on this day in history.   

Dec 13   In the year 1947 maine Turnpike opens to traffic   

Dec 14   In the year 1947 cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game   

Dec 14   Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Dec 17   New York struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow in the year 1947.   

Dec 17   NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow on this day in history.   

Dec 18   In the year 1947 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

Dec 22   In the year 1947 italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution   

Dec 23   In the year 1947 transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs   

Dec 23   On this day in history transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs   

Dec 26   "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances in the year 1947.   

Dec 26   British transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia in the year 1947.   

Dec 26   In the year 1947 heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries NYC under 25.8" of snow in 16 hrs. That same day, Los Angeles set a record high of 84ø F   

Dec 27   On this day in history 1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC   

Dec 27   In the year 1947 first "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC   

Dec 28   In the year 1947 chic Cards beat Phila Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game   

Dec 28   On this day in history victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78   

Dec 29   Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP) on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine on this day in history.   

Dec 30   On this day in history 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)   

Dec 30   Han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Dec 30   King Michael of Romania abdicates the throne, but makes it clear that he is forced out by Communists in the year 1947.   

Dec 30   On this day in history king Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed   

Dec 31   Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.   

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

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

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35