Historical Events In 1947

Dec 08   Gregg Allman musician keyboards, guitar, singer was born in the year 1947.   

Dec 08   On this day in history gregg Allman musician: keyboards, guitar, singer was born   

Dec 10   USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement in the year 1947.   

Dec 11   In the year 1947 "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances   

Dec 12   United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL in the year 1947.   

Dec 13   In the year 1947 "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs   

Dec 13   In the year 1947 maine Turnpike opens to traffic   

Dec 14   Cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game in the year 1947.   

Dec 14   Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84 in the year 1947.   

Dec 17   On this day in history new York struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow   

Dec 17   NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow in the year 1947.   

Dec 18   On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

Dec 22   Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution in the year 1947.   

Dec 23   Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs on this day in history.   

Dec 23   In the year 1947 transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs   

Dec 26   "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances in the year 1947.   

Dec 26   British transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia in the year 1947.   

Dec 26   Heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries NYC under 25.8" of snow in 16 hrs. That same day, Los Angeles set a record high of 84ø F on this day in history.   

Dec 27   1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC on this day in history.   

Dec 27   In the year 1947 first "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC   

Dec 28   Chic Cards beat Phila Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game in the year 1947.   

Dec 28   Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP) in the year 1947.   

Dec 29   Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine on this day in history.   

Dec 30   36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) on this day in history.   

Dec 30   On this day in history han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58   

Dec 30   In the year 1947 king Michael of Romania abdicates the throne, but makes it clear that he is forced out by Communists.   

Dec 30   King Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed in the year 1947.   

Dec 31   In the year 1947 franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79   

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Jan 02   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

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