Page 2: Historical Events In 1947

Jan 21   "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances in the year 1947.   

Jan 22   On this day in history 1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA   

Jan 22   On this day in history hollywood station KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting.   

Jan 23   Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60 in the year 1947.   

Jan 24   On this day in history nFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs   

Jan 25   Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Mobster Al Capone dies at age 48 in the year 1947.   

Jan 26   On this day in history grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45   

Jan 26   In the year 1947 kLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die   

Jan 28   In the year 1947 "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000   

Jan 28   Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.   

Jan 29   In the year 1947 arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC   

Jan 29   In the year 1947 fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies   

Jan 30   On this day in history frederick F Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80   

Jan 31   Whitehorse, Yukon Territory temperature of -52 C (62 degrees below zero Fahrenheit) recorded; record low for all of Canada in the year 1947.   

Feb 01   Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad in the year 1947.   

Feb 01   NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established in the year 1947.   

Feb 03   -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record) on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1947 -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

Feb 03   Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket in the year 1947.   

Feb 04   The birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President in the year 1947.   

Feb 04   The birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President2006 The Wowowee stampede occurred at the PhilSports Arena. 61 killed on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland in the year 1947.   

Feb 05   On this day in history ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed   

Feb 06   On this day in history albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82   

Feb 06   Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket in the year 1947.   

Feb 07   Arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine in the year 1947.   

Feb 08   On this day in history ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65   

Feb 08   On this day in history jan van der Hoorn wins 8th Dutch 11-cities skating race (10:51)   

Feb 09   In the year 1947 bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Phila   

Feb 09   In the year 1947 bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia PA   

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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   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.   

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   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.   

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   On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

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   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

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   On this day in history 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