Page 12: Historical Events In 1947

Oct 11   On this day in history brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

Oct 12   On this day in history nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42   

Oct 13   "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres on this day in history.   

Oct 13   On this day in history sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies   

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

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

Oct 14   On this day in history chuck Yeager makes the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California   

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   Dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die in the year 1947.   

Oct 23   On this day in history nAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN   

Oct 24   In the year 1947 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) on this day in history.   

Oct 24   The birth of Kevin Kline, American actor in the year 1947.   

Oct 25   On this day in history "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs   

Oct 26   Maharajah of Jammu & Kashmir accedes to India in the year 1947.   

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

Oct 27   On this day in history "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.) on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherland form Benelux Union in the year 1947.   

Oct 29   Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83 in the year 1947.   

Oct 29   The birth of Richard Dreyfuss, American actor on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history 23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva   

Nov 01   In the year 1947 man O' War, racehorse, dies   

Nov 01   In the year 1947 uN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ and UK   

Nov 02   7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US) in the year 1947.   

Nov 02   Howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66   

Nov 08   Bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA v Victoria on this day in history.   

Nov 11   In the year 1947 martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64   

Nov 12   Emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR) in the year 1947.   

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   On this day in history 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   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 15   In the year 1947 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

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

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 in the year 1947.