Page 11: Historical Events In 1947

Sep 15   1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh.   

Sep 15   inaugural 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh   

Sep 16   John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH.   

Sep 19   Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year"   

Sep 20   Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies.   

Sep 21   Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69.   

Sep 22   Dodgers clinch NL pennant   

Sep 23   Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged.   

Sep 26   Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series.   

Sep 26   Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61.   

Sep 27   "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 288 performances   

Sep 28   Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58.   

Sep 30   Yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73365-1st WS televised   

Oct 01   NHL Pension Society founded   

Oct 01   The inaugural helicopter air mail and express service, LA, Ca.   

Oct 01   US control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends.   

Oct 02   "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 124 performances.   

Oct 03   "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances   

Oct 03   inaugural telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed   

Oct 04   Max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies.   

Oct 04   Negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5   

Oct 05   1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman.   

Oct 05   The inaugural Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman.   

Oct 05   The inaugural U.S. president to make use of television addressed the nation from the White House. "‘ Give ’ Em Hell" Harry Truman accomplished the feat. I.   

Oct 06   Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60.   

Oct 06   NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series   

Oct 07   Larry MacPhail steps down as Yank GM after final game of World Series   

Oct 08   Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78   

Oct 09   "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances   

Oct 09   The inaugural telephone conversation between a moving car and a plane.   

Oct 10   "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances   

Oct 11   Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

Oct 12   Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42   

Oct 13   "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" premieres.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr tikhonova: Ussr, biathalon relay (oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

Jan 02   Calvin hill: Nfl running back (dallas cowboys)   

Jan 02   Lanny bassham: Us, rifle-3 position (olympic-gold-1976)   

Jan 02   Jack hanna: American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey filipovich protchenko: Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   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)   

Jan 04   Rick stein: English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   Forrest reid: Irish author/critic (young tom, apostate),   

Jan 09   Karl mannheim: Sociologist (diagnosis of our time),   

Jan 11   Eva tanguay: Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   Jonas cohn: German/english philosopher (wertwissenschaft),    

Jan 13   Veit valentin: German/us historian (german people),    

Jan 15   Elizabeth short: The black dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   Pyotr krasnov: Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   Josh gibson: Negro league slugger,