Historical Events In 1947

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

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

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

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

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

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   Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 in the year 1947.  

Sep 22   Dodgers clinch NL pennant on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 02   On this day in history "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   In the year 1947 max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies  

Oct 04   In the year 1947 negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5  

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 in the year 1947.  

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   Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 07   In the year 1947 larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series  

Oct 08   Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 in the year 1947.  

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   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