Page 14: Historical Events In 1947

Dec 08   In the year 1947 gregg Allman musician keyboards, guitar, singer was born   

Dec 08   On this day in history gregg Allman musician: keyboards, guitar, singer was born   

Dec 10   USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement on this day in history.   

Dec 11   On this day in history "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances   

Dec 12   On this day in history united Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL   

Dec 13   "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history maine Turnpike opens to traffic   

Dec 14   In the year 1947 cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game   

Dec 14   Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84 in the year 1947.   

Dec 17   On this day in history new York struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow   

Dec 17   In the year 1947 nY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow   

Dec 18   In the year 1947 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

Dec 22   On this day in history italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution   

Dec 23   On this day in history transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs   

Dec 23   Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs in the year 1947.   

Dec 26   In the year 1947 "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances   

Dec 26   On this day in history british transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia   

Dec 26   On this day in history heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries NYC under 25.8" of snow in 16 hrs. That same day, Los Angeles set a record high of 84ø F   

Dec 27   1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC on this day in history.   

Dec 27   First "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC in the year 1947.   

Dec 28   Chic Cards beat Phila Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1947 victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78   

Dec 29   Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP) on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine in the year 1947.   

Dec 30   36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) in the year 1947.   

Dec 30   In the year 1947 han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58   

Dec 30   King Michael of Romania abdicates the throne, but makes it clear that he is forced out by Communists on this day in history.   

Dec 30   On this day in history king Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed   

Dec 31   Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 in the year 1947.   

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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   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   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

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

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.