Historical Events In 1947

Mar 25   Agreement of Linggadjati ratified in Batavia in the year 1947.   

Mar 25   In the year 1947 coal mine explosion in Centralia IL, claims 111 lives   

Mar 25   In the year 1947 last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (v New Zealand, Christchurch)   

Mar 25   Singer/songwriter/pianist Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) born this day in the year 1947.   

Mar 27   On this day in history charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies   

Mar 28   In the year 1947 rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57   

Mar 29   "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 111 perfs on this day in history.   

Mar 29   National revolt against France in Madagascar begins on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1947 george II, king of Greece, dies at 56   

Apr 01   In the year 1947 greece's King George II died.   

Apr 02   Carlo Terron's "Il diamente del profeta," premieres in Rome on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 02   UN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship in the year 1947.   

Apr 03   On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 performances   

Apr 03   On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 perfs   

Apr 04   Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect in the year 1947.   

Apr 04   On this day in history largest group of sunspots on record   

Apr 04   UN's International Civil Aviation Organization established in the year 1947.   

Apr 06   In the year 1947 11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281   

Apr 06   On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58   

Apr 08   Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 08   In the year 1947 largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

Apr 08   In the year 1947 the first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company.   

Apr 09   In the year 1947 atomic Energy Commission confirmed   

Apr 09   Atomic Energy Commission formed on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43   

Apr 09   On this day in history largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

Apr 09   Tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers) in the year 1947.   

Apr 10   On this day in history montreal Royals of the International League sell their star player Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers; appears in uniform for the Dodgers the next day,   

Apr 11   Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Jackie Robinson becomes first black in modern major-league baseball on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies   

Apr 15   Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut 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   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1947.