Historical Events In 1947

Feb 10   In the year 1947 canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland   

Feb 10   On this day in history italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia   

Feb 10   Netherlands Radio Union forms in the year 1947.   

Feb 10   Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland in the year 1947.   

Feb 10   WWII peace treaties signed in the year 1947.   

Feb 12   Daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1947 daytime fireball &meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia   

Feb 12   Record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands in the year 1947.   

Feb 12   Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history vern 'Dry Hole' Hunter strikes oil near Leduc, sparking a new Alberta oil boom   

Feb 15   "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 perfs in the year 1947.   

Feb 16   Morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres in the year 1947.   

Feb 17   Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" on this day in history.   

Feb 18   24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA in the year 1947.   

Feb 19   CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" in the year 1947.   

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in LA in the year 1947.   

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles CA in the year 1947.   

Feb 20   Lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India in the year 1947.   

Feb 21   1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" on this day in history.   

Feb 21   First broadcast of first US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Inventor Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land camera, which self-develops a black-and-white photo in 60 seconds in the year 1947.   

Feb 21   In the year 1947 whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion   

Feb 23   Gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews on this day in history.   

Feb 23   General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170 million in aid for European Jews on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82 in the year 1947.   

Feb 26   In the year 1947 ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82   

Feb 27   On this day in history mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89   

Feb 27   Paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized in the year 1947.   

Feb 28   Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan in the year 1947.   

Mar 01   On this day in history cholera in Egypt   

Mar 01   International Monetary Fund began operations in the year 1947.   

Mar 01   On this day in history j Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed   

Mar 05   Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1947.   

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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   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 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   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   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

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 on this day in history.