Historical Events In 1947

Mar 25   In the year 1947 agreement of Linggadjati ratified in Batavia   

Mar 25   On this day in history coal mine explosion in Centralia IL, claims 111 lives   

Mar 25   In the year 1947 last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (v New Zealand, Christchurch)   

Mar 25   On this day in history singer/songwriter/pianist Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) born this day.   

Mar 27   Charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies in the year 1947.   

Mar 28   Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 111 perfs   

Mar 29   In the year 1947 national revolt against France in Madagascar begins   

Apr 01   George II, king of Greece, dies at 56 in the year 1947.   

Apr 01   On this day in history greece's King George II died.   

Apr 02   On this day in history carlo Terron's "Il diamente del profeta," premieres in Rome   

Apr 02   Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history uN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship   

Apr 03   "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 performances on this day in history.   

Apr 03   On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 perfs   

Apr 04   Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect in the year 1947.   

Apr 04   On this day in history largest group of sunspots on record   

Apr 04   UN's International Civil Aviation Organization established in the year 1947.   

Apr 06   On this day in history 11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281   

Apr 06   In the year 1947 vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58   

Apr 08   Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies in the year 1947.   

Apr 08   Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history the first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company.   

Apr 09   On this day in history atomic Energy Commission confirmed   

Apr 09   In the year 1947 atomic Energy Commission formed   

Apr 09   In the year 1947 konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43   

Apr 09   Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1947 tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300   

Apr 10   Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers) in the year 1947.   

Apr 10   On this day in history montreal Royals of the International League sell their star player Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers; appears in uniform for the Dodgers the next day,   

Apr 11   Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Jackie Robinson becomes first black in modern major-league baseball in the year 1947.   

Apr 12   In the year 1947 christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies   

Apr 15   Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut in the year 1947.   

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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   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 in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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

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

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

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