Historical Events In 1947

Sep 12   On this day in history pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games  

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

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

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 in the year 1947.  

Sep 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.  

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

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

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   In the year 1947 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   The first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Oct 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances  

Oct 09   On this day in history the first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane  

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

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

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   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 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   In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.