Page 13: Historical Events In 1947

Nov 28   Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, WW II hero (liberator of Paris), dies at 44   

Nov 29   35th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 10-9   

Nov 29   Despite strong Arab opposition, the United Nations votes for the partition of Palestine and the creation of an independent Jewish state.   

Nov 29   UN Gen Assembly partitions Palestine between Arabs andJews.   

Nov 30   Arab terrorist campaign opens in Palestine   

Nov 30   Day after UN decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked   

Nov 30   Earnest Lubitsch, actor/director (Anna Boleyn, Ninotchka), dies.   

Dec 01   Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72.   

Dec 01   Bradman scores 185 in the 1st Cricket Test v India at the Gabba   

Dec 01   Marine Helicopter Experimental Squadron, HMX-1, was established at MCAS Quantico,its mission was to develop techniques and tactics for the various uses of helicopters in amphibious operations.   

Dec 02   13th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lujack, Notre Dame (QB)   

Dec 03   Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in NYC   

Dec 03   Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire makes its Broadway debut.   

Dec 04   USSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union   

Dec 04   USSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union   

Dec 05   Jersey Joe Walcott beats Joe Louis.   

Dec 05   Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

Dec 06   The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.   

Dec 08   "Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater NYC for 11 perfs.   

Dec 08   Gregg Allman musician keyboards, guitar, singer was born   

Dec 10   USSR and Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement   

Dec 11   "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances   

Dec 12   United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL   

Dec 13   "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs   

Dec 13   Maine Turnpike opens to traffic   

Dec 14   Cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game   

Dec 14   Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84.   

Dec 17   New York struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow   

Dec 17   NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow.   

Dec 18   In this year, Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

Dec 22   In this year, Italian constituent assembly formally adopts new constitution   

Dec 23   Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs.   

Dec 26   "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances   

Dec 26   British transfer Heard and McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia.   

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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,