Historical Events In 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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 16   In the year 1947 john Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH  

Sep 19   Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year" on this day in history.  

Sep 20   On this day in history fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies  

Sep 21   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.  

Sep 26   Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 in the year 1947.  

Sep 27   In the year 1947 "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 288 performances  

Sep 28   On this day in history francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58  

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

Oct 01   On this day in history nHL Pension Society founded  

Oct 01   The first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca in the year 1947.  

Oct 01   US control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends in the year 1947.  

Oct 02   "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 124 performances in the year 1947.  

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

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

Oct 04   On this day in history max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies  

Oct 04   On this day in history negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5  

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

Oct 05   The first Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman on this day in history.  

Oct 05   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 in the year 1947.  

Oct 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series  

Oct 08   In the year 1947 felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78  

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

Oct 09   In the year 1947 the first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane  

Oct 10   "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances in the year 1947.  

Oct 11   In the year 1947 brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR  

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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   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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 13   In the year 1947 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   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.  

Jan 20   On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35