Page 11: Historical Events In 1947

Sep 12   Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games in the year 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   In the year 1947 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   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   Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 in the year 1947.   

Sep 22   On this day in history dodgers clinch NL pennant   

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

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

Sep 28   Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 03   On this day in history "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   On this day in history 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   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 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   NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series in the year 1947.   

Oct 07   Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series in the year 1947.   

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   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.   

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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   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

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   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

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   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.