Page 14: Historical Events In 1947

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

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

Dec 10   USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement in the year 1947.   

Dec 11   "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances in the year 1947.   

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

Dec 13   "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs in the year 1947.   

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

Dec 14   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 new York struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow   

Dec 17   On this day in history 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   Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Dec 26   British transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia in the year 1947.   

Dec 26   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 in the year 1947.   

Dec 27   1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC in the year 1947.   

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

Dec 28   On this day in history chic Cards beat Phila Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game   

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

Dec 29   In the year 1947 cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP)   

Dec 29   On this day in history joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78   

Dec 29   In the year 1947 ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine   

Dec 30   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79   

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Jan 02   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

Jan 09   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.