Historical Events In 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   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   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   Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies in the year 1947.  

Sep 21   In the year 1947 harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69  

Sep 22   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 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   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   On this day in history nHL Pension Society founded  

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

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

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

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 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 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 in the year 1947.  

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   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.  

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   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   Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR on this day in history.  

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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   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 03   In the year 1947 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   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter  

Jan 04   On this day in history forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71  

Jan 09   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

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

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   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.  

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.