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   Netherlands Radio Union forms in the year 1947.   

Feb 10   On this day in history province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland   

Feb 10   WWII peace treaties signed in the year 1947.   

Feb 12   On this day in history daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia   

Feb 12   Daytime fireball &meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1947 vern 'Dry Hole' Hunter strikes oil near Leduc, sparking a new Alberta oil boom   

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

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

Feb 17   Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" in the year 1947.   

Feb 18   24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA in the year 1947.   

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

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

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

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

Feb 21   On this day in history 1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember"   

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

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

Feb 21   On this day in history whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion   

Feb 23   Gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews on this day in history.   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1947 friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82   

Feb 26   Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 28   In the year 1947 anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan   

Mar 01   Cholera in Egypt in the year 1947.   

Mar 01   International Monetary Fund began operations in the year 1947.   

Mar 01   On this day in history j Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed   

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Next Page »

Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)   

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   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35