Page 11: Historical Events In 1947

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

Sep 13   WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Sep 14   61st US Womens Tennis: A Louise Brough beats M O duPont (86 46 61) in the year 1947.   

Sep 15   On this day in history 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh   

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

Sep 16   John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH in the year 1947.   

Sep 19   In the year 1947 jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year"   

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   Dodgers clinch NL pennant on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1947 nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged   

Sep 26   In the year 1947 happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series   

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

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

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

Sep 30   On this day in history yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised   

Oct 01   NHL Pension Society founded in the year 1947.   

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

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

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

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

Oct 03   On this day in history first telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed   

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 in the year 1947.   

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

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

Oct 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60   

Oct 06   NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series on this day in history.   

Oct 07   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances   

Oct 09   The first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane on this day in history.   

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

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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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

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   In the year 1947 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died on this day in history.   

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