Historical Events In 1947

Oct 11   Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Oct 13   "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres on this day in history.   

Oct 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager makes the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California in the year 1947.   

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

Oct 20   HUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood in the year 1947.   

Oct 21   On this day in history dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die   

Oct 23   In the year 1947 nAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN   

Oct 24   Series of forest fires $30 million of timber (New England States) in the year 1947.   

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

Oct 24   The birth of Kevin Kline, American actor in the year 1947.   

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

Oct 27   In the year 1947 "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

Oct 27   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.) in the year 1947.   

Oct 29   On this day in history belgium, Luxembourg & Netherland form Benelux Union   

Oct 29   Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83 in the year 1947.   

Oct 29   In the year 1947 the birth of Richard Dreyfuss, American actor   

Oct 30   23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva in the year 1947.   

Nov 01   On this day in history man O' War, racehorse, dies   

Nov 01   UN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ and UK in the year 1947.   

Nov 02   On this day in history 7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US)   

Nov 02   Howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time in the year 1947.   

Nov 06   In the year 1947 kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66   

Nov 08   On this day in history bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA v Victoria   

Nov 11   On this day in history martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64   

Nov 12   Emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82 in the year 1947.   

Nov 12   KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR) on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1947 bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG   

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.   

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

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