Historical Events In 1947

Feb 10   On this day in history canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland  

Feb 10   On this day in history italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia  

Feb 10   Netherlands Radio Union forms on this day in history.  

Feb 10   Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland in the year 1947.  

Feb 10   On this day in history wWII peace treaties signed  

Feb 12   Daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1947 daytime fireball &meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia  

Feb 12   Record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands on this day in history.  

Feb 12   On this day in history sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72  

Feb 13   In the year 1947 vern 'Dry Hole' Hunter strikes oil near Leduc, sparking a new Alberta oil boom  

Feb 15   On this day in history "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 perfs  

Feb 16   Morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" in the year 1947.  

Feb 18   24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA on this day in history.  

Feb 19   CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" in the year 1947.  

Feb 20   On this day in history chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in LA  

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles CA in the year 1947.  

Feb 20   Lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India in the year 1947.  

Feb 21   In the year 1947 1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember"  

Feb 21   First broadcast of first US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" on this day in history.  

Feb 21   On this day in history inventor Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land camera, which self-develops a black-and-white photo in 60 seconds.  

Feb 21   On this day in history whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion  

Feb 23   On this day in history gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews  

Feb 23   In the year 1947 general Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170 million in aid for European Jews  

Feb 25   In the year 1947 friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82  

Feb 26   Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   On this day in history mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89  

Feb 27   In the year 1947 paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized  

Feb 28   In the year 1947 anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan  

Mar 01   On this day in history cholera in Egypt  

Mar 01   On this day in history international Monetary Fund began operations  

Mar 01   On this day in history j Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed  

Mar 05   Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 06   In the year 1947 ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55  

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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   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   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

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 on this day in history.