Historical Events In 1947

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

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

Dec 10   On this day in history uSSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement  

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

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

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

Dec 13   Maine Turnpike opens to traffic in the year 1947.  

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   In the year 1947 new York struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 22   Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution on this day in history.  

Dec 23   On this day in history transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs  

Dec 23   On this day in history transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs  

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

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

Dec 26   In the year 1947 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  

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   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   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 on this day in history.  

Dec 29   Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine in the year 1947.  

Dec 30   36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) in the year 1947.  

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

Dec 30   On this day in history 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   Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 in the year 1947.  

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.  

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

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

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.  

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   On this day in history death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)  

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.  

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