Historical Events In 1947

Sep 12   On this day in history pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games   

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

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

Sep 15   On this day in history 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh   

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

Sep 16   John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH in the year 1947.   

Sep 19   Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year" in the year 1947.   

Sep 20   On this day in history fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies   

Sep 21   On this day in history harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69   

Sep 22   On this day in history dodgers clinch NL pennant   

Sep 23   Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged in the year 1947.   

Sep 26   Happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series on this day in history.   

Sep 26   Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 28   Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1947.   

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

Oct 01   NHL Pension Society founded in the year 1947.   

Oct 01   The first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1947 uS control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends   

Oct 02   "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 124 performances on this day in history.   

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   Max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies in the year 1947.   

Oct 04   On this day in history negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5   

Oct 05   1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman on this day in history.   

Oct 05   On this day in history the first Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman   

Oct 05   In the year 1947 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   

Oct 06   Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1947.   

Oct 06   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78   

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

Oct 09   On this day in history the first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane   

Oct 10   "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

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