Historical Events In 1947

Oct 11   Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR in the year 1947.   

Oct 12   In the year 1947 nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42   

Oct 13   In the year 1947 "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres   

Oct 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 14   On this day in history chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)   

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes first supersonic flight (Mach 1.015) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager makes the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California in the year 1947.   

Oct 19   De Gaulles RPF wins French municipal elections on this day in history.   

Oct 20   In the year 1947 hUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood   

Oct 21   In the year 1947 dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die   

Oct 23   NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Series of forest fires $30 million of timber (New England States) in the year 1947.   

Oct 24   Series of forest fires burn $30 million of timber (New England States) on this day in history.   

Oct 24   The birth of Kevin Kline, American actor in the year 1947.   

Oct 25   "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Maharajah of Jammu & Kashmir accedes to India on this day in history.   

Oct 27   In the year 1947 "You Bet Your Life", with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

Oct 27   In the year 1947 "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

Oct 27   On this day in history groucho Marx hosts the radio premiere of You Bet Your Life, on ABC radio. (When the show later moved to TV, it jumped ship to NBC.)   

Oct 29   Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherland form Benelux Union in the year 1947.   

Oct 29   Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83 in the year 1947.   

Oct 29   On this day in history the birth of Richard Dreyfuss, American actor   

Oct 30   23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva in the year 1947.   

Nov 01   Man O' War, racehorse, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 01   UN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ and UK on this day in history.   

Nov 02   7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US) on this day in history.   

Nov 02   In the year 1947 howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time   

Nov 06   In the year 1947 kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66   

Nov 08   On this day in history bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA v Victoria   

Nov 11   On this day in history martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64   

Nov 12   In the year 1947 emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82   

Nov 12   In the year 1947 kPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)   

Nov 15   Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG on this day in history.   

Nov 16   15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of nazis 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.   

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