Historical Events In 1947

Dec 08   Gregg Allman musician keyboards, guitar, singer was born in the year 1947.  

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

Dec 10   On this day in history uSSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement  

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

Dec 12   In the year 1947 united Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL  

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

Dec 13   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.  

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   Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax in the year 1947.  

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

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

Dec 23   Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 27   In the year 1947 first "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC  

Dec 28   In the year 1947 chic Cards beat Phila Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game  

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) in the year 1947.  

Dec 29   Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78 in the year 1947.  

Dec 29   On this day in history ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine  

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

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

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

Dec 30   King Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed in the year 1947.  

Dec 31   On this day in history franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79  

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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   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.  

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 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.  

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.