Historical Events In 1947

Jan 21   "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances on this day in history.   

Jan 22   1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1947 hollywood station KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting.   

Jan 23   On this day in history pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79   

Jan 24   In the year 1947 felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60   

Jan 24   NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs in the year 1947.   

Jan 25   Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48 in the year 1947.   

Jan 25   Mobster Al Capone dies at age 48 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   On this day in history grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45   

Jan 26   KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die in the year 1947.   

Jan 28   "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1947 reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 29   On this day in history arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC   

Jan 29   In the year 1947 fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies   

Jan 30   Frederick F Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Whitehorse, Yukon Territory temperature of -52 C (62 degrees below zero Fahrenheit) recorded; record low for all of Canada in the year 1947.   

Feb 01   Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

Feb 01   NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established in the year 1947.   

Feb 03   -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record) in the year 1947.   

Feb 03   On this day in history -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

Feb 03   Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   On this day in history bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket   

Feb 04   In the year 1947 the birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President   

Feb 04   On this day in history the birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President2006 The Wowowee stampede occurred at the PhilSports Arena. 61 killed.   

Feb 05   Bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1947 ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed   

Feb 06   On this day in history albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82   

Feb 06   Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket in the year 1947.   

Feb 07   Arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine in the year 1947.   

Feb 08   On this day in history ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65   

Feb 08   On this day in history jan van der Hoorn wins 8th Dutch 11-cities skating race (10:51)   

Feb 09   Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Phila on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1947 bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia PA   

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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   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 in the year 1947.