Page 12: Historical Events In 1947

Oct 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies.   

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015).   

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes inaugural supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)   

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager makes the inaugural 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California   

Oct 19   In this year, De Gaulles RPF claims French municipal elections.   

Oct 20   HUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood.   

Oct 21   Dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die   

Oct 23   NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN.   

Oct 24   Kevin Kline, American actor is born.   

Oct 24   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)   

Oct 25   "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs   

Oct 26   Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir accedes to India   

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

Oct 27   "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

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.).   

Oct 29   Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherland form Benelux Union   

Oct 29   Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83   

Oct 29   Richard Dreyfuss, American actor is born.   

Oct 30   23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva   

Nov 01   Man O' War, racehorse, dies.   

Nov 01   UN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ and UK   

Nov 02   Howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time   

Nov 02   In this year, 7th Ryder Cup: US claims 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US)   

Nov 06   Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66   

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

Nov 11   Martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64   

Nov 12   Emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82   

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

Nov 15   Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG.   

Nov 16   15000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of nazis.   

Nov 17   Ricarda Huch, writer, dies at 83.   

Nov 17   The U.S. Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath   

Nov 19   200" mirror arrives at Mt Palomar.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr tikhonova: Ussr, biathalon relay (oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

Jan 02   Calvin hill: Nfl running back (dallas cowboys)   

Jan 02   Lanny bassham: Us, rifle-3 position (olympic-gold-1976)   

Jan 02   Jack hanna: American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey filipovich protchenko: Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   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)   

Jan 04   Rick stein: English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   Forrest reid: Irish author/critic (young tom, apostate),    

Jan 09   Karl mannheim: Sociologist (diagnosis of our time),   

Jan 11   Eva tanguay: Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   Jonas cohn: German/english philosopher (wertwissenschaft),   

Jan 13   Veit valentin: German/us historian (german people),   

Jan 15   Elizabeth short: The black dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   Pyotr krasnov: Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   Josh gibson: Negro league slugger,