Page 2: Historical Events In 1947

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

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

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

Jan 23   On this day in history pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79   

Jan 24   Felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history mobster Al Capone dies at age 48.   

Jan 26   In the year 1947 grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45   

Jan 26   KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 28   Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC   

Jan 29   On this day in history fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies   

Jan 30   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists   

Feb 01   In the year 1947 dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

Feb 01   On this day in history nV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history -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   In the year 1947 bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine   

Feb 08   In the year 1947 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   Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Phila in the year 1947.   

Feb 09   Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia PA in the year 1947.   

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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   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   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

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   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 13   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

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   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 in the year 1947.