Page 11: Historical Events In 1947

Sep 12   Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games in the year 1947.   

Sep 13   WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1947.   

Sep 14   On this day in history 61st US Womens Tennis: A Louise Brough beats M O duPont (86 46 61)   

Sep 15   1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh in the year 1947.   

Sep 15   On this day in history first 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh   

Sep 16   On this day in history john Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH   

Sep 19   Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year" in the year 1947.   

Sep 20   Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 21   On this day in history harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69   

Sep 22   On this day in history dodgers clinch NL pennant   

Sep 23   On this day in history nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged   

Sep 26   Happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61   

Sep 27   On this day in history "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 288 performances   

Sep 28   Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1947.   

Sep 30   In the year 1947 yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised   

Oct 01   In the year 1947 nHL Pension Society founded   

Oct 01   In the year 1947 the first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca   

Oct 01   On this day in history uS control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends   

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

Oct 03   In the year 1947 "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances   

Oct 03   First telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies in the year 1947.   

Oct 04   Negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5 on this day in history.   

Oct 05   On this day in history 1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman   

Oct 05   On this day in history the first Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman   

Oct 05   In the year 1947 the first 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   In the year 1947 leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60   

Oct 06   On this day in history nY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series   

Oct 07   Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78 in the year 1947.   

Oct 09   On this day in history "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances   

Oct 09   On this day in history the first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane   

Oct 10   "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

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   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 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.