Page 12: Historical Events In 1947

Oct 11   Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR in the year 1947.   

Oct 12   In the year 1947 nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42   

Oct 13   "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres in the year 1947.   

Oct 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 14   In the year 1947 chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)   

Oct 14   In the year 1947 chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes first supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)   

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager makes the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California on this day in history.   

Oct 19   On this day in history de Gaulles RPF wins French municipal elections   

Oct 20   In the year 1947 hUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood   

Oct 21   On this day in history dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die   

Oct 23   In the year 1947 nAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN   

Oct 24   On this day in history series of forest fires $30 million of timber (New England States)   

Oct 24   Series of forest fires burn $30 million of timber (New England States) in the year 1947.   

Oct 24   The birth of Kevin Kline, American actor on this day in history.   

Oct 25   "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs in the year 1947.   

Oct 26   In the year 1947 maharajah of Jammu & Kashmir accedes to India   

Oct 27   "You Bet Your Life", with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio in the year 1947.   

Oct 27   "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Groucho Marx hosts the radio premiere of You Bet Your Life, on ABC radio. (When the show later moved to TV, it jumped ship to NBC.) on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherland form Benelux Union on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Oct 29   The birth of Richard Dreyfuss, American actor in the year 1947.   

Oct 30   23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva in the year 1947.   

Nov 01   Man O' War, racehorse, dies in the year 1947.   

Nov 01   UN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ and UK on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history 7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US)   

Nov 02   Howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time in the year 1947.   

Nov 06   Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66 in the year 1947.   

Nov 08   Bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA v Victoria in the year 1947.   

Nov 11   On this day in history martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64   

Nov 12   On this day in history emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82   

Nov 12   KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR) on this day in history.   

Nov 15   On this day in history bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG   

Nov 16   15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of nazis 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   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1947 death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

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

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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