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   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.   

Sep 15   First 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh on this day in history.   

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" in the year 1947.   

Sep 20   On this day in history fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies   

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

Sep 22   On this day in history dodgers clinch NL pennant   

Sep 23   In the year 1947 nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged   

Sep 26   Happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1947 hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61   

Sep 27   "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 288 performances in the year 1947.   

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

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

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 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 in the year 1947.   

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   Negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.   

Oct 06   NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances   

Oct 09   The first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane on this day in history.   

Oct 10   "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances 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   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

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   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   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.   

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   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35