Page 3: Historical Events In 1947

Feb 10   On this day in history canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland   

Feb 10   Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1947 netherlands Radio Union forms   

Feb 10   In the year 1947 province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland   

Feb 10   In the year 1947 wWII peace treaties signed   

Feb 12   In the year 1947 daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia   

Feb 12   Daytime fireball &meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia in the year 1947.   

Feb 12   On this day in history record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands   

Feb 12   Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 in the year 1947.   

Feb 13   On this day in history vern 'Dry Hole' Hunter strikes oil near Leduc, sparking a new Alberta oil boom   

Feb 15   "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 perfs on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism"   

Feb 18   On this day in history 24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA   

Feb 19   CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in LA   

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles CA on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India on this day in history.   

Feb 21   1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" in the year 1947.   

Feb 21   First broadcast of first US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" in the year 1947.   

Feb 21   On this day in history inventor Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land camera, which self-develops a black-and-white photo in 60 seconds.   

Feb 21   In the year 1947 whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion   

Feb 23   On this day in history gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews   

Feb 23   General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170 million in aid for European Jews in the year 1947.   

Feb 25   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82 in the year 1947.   

Feb 26   On this day in history ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82   

Feb 27   On this day in history mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89   

Feb 27   In the year 1947 paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized   

Feb 28   Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan in the year 1947.   

Mar 01   On this day in history cholera in Egypt   

Mar 01   On this day in history international Monetary Fund began operations   

Mar 01   J Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55   

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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   In the year 1947 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   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 15   In the year 1947 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

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

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.