Historical Events In 1947

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

Sep 13   On this day in history wPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

Sep 22   In the year 1947 dodgers clinch NL pennant  

Sep 23   Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged in the year 1947.  

Sep 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.  

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

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

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

Oct 03   "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances on this day in history.  

Oct 03   First telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed in the year 1947.  

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

Oct 04   Negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5 in the year 1947.  

Oct 05   1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman in the year 1947.  

Oct 05   In the year 1947 the first Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 06   Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1947.  

Oct 06   NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series in the year 1947.  

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   "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances in the year 1947.  

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   In the year 1947 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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1947 death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)  

Jan 12   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.