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   On this day in history italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia   

Feb 10   Netherlands Radio Union forms in the year 1947.   

Feb 10   Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland in the year 1947.   

Feb 10   On this day in history wWII peace treaties signed   

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

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

Feb 12   Record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands in the year 1947.   

Feb 12   In the year 1947 sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72   

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

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

Feb 16   In the year 1947 morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres   

Feb 17   Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" on this day in history.   

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

Feb 19   In the year 1947 cBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"   

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in LA in the year 1947.   

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" on this day in history.   

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

Feb 21   Inventor Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land camera, which self-develops a black-and-white photo in 60 seconds in the year 1947.   

Feb 21   Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 26   In the year 1947 ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82   

Feb 27   In the year 1947 mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89   

Feb 27   Paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   Cholera in Egypt on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1947 international Monetary Fund began operations   

Mar 01   J Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed in the year 1947.   

Mar 05   Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63 in the year 1947.   

Mar 06   Ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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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 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   On this day in history birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

Jan 04   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

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   On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35