Historical Events In 1947

Jan 21   "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60   

Jan 24   NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48   

Jan 25   In the year 1947 mobster Al Capone dies at age 48.   

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

Jan 26   KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history whitehorse, Yukon Territory temperature of -52 C (62 degrees below zero Fahrenheit) recorded; record low for all of Canada   

Feb 01   Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists in the year 1947.   

Feb 01   On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

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

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

Feb 03   -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record) on this day in history.   

Feb 03   On this day in history anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74   

Feb 03   Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket on this day in history.   

Feb 04   The birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President on this day in history.   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1947 bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland   

Feb 05   In the year 1947 ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed   

Feb 06   Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 in the year 1947.   

Feb 06   Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket on this day in history.   

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

Feb 08   In the year 1947 ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65   

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

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 12   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

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 in the year 1947.   

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.