Page 14: Historical Events In 1947

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   

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

Dec 27   inaugural "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC   

Dec 28   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   

Dec 29   Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP)   

Dec 29   Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78   

Dec 29   Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine.   

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

Dec 30   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   

Dec 30   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   

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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,