Historical Events In 1947

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

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

Dec 10   In the year 1947 uSSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement  

Dec 11   On this day in history "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances  

Dec 12   On this day in history united Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL  

Dec 13   On this day in history "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs  

Dec 13   In the year 1947 maine Turnpike opens to traffic  

Dec 14   On this day in history cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game  

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

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

Dec 17   In the year 1947 nY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow  

Dec 18   Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax in the year 1947.  

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

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

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

Dec 26   On this day in history "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances  

Dec 26   In the year 1947 british transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

Dec 27   First "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC in the year 1947.  

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

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

Dec 29   In the year 1947 cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP)  

Dec 29   In the year 1947 joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78  

Dec 29   In the year 1947 ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine  

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

Dec 30   In the year 1947 han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58  

Dec 30   King Michael of Romania abdicates the throne, but makes it clear that he is forced out by Communists on this day in history.  

Dec 30   In the year 1947 king Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed  

Dec 31   Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 in the year 1947.  

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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   In the year 1947 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   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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1947 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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.