Historical Events In 1947

Dec 08   Gregg Allman musician keyboards, guitar, singer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 08   In the year 1947 gregg Allman musician: keyboards, guitar, singer was born  

Dec 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 united Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL  

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

Dec 13   Maine Turnpike opens to traffic on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1947.  

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

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

Dec 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC  

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

Dec 28   On this day in history chic Cards beat Phila Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game  

Dec 28   Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78 in the year 1947.  

Dec 29   On this day in history cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP)  

Dec 29   Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78 in the year 1947.  

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

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

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

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

Dec 30   King Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.  

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   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   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)  

Jan 12   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

Jan 13   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61  

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