Historical Events In 1947

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84  

Dec 17   New York struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow on this day in history.  

Dec 17   NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow in the year 1947.  

Dec 18   Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax in the year 1947.  

Dec 22   Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution in the year 1947.  

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   British transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Dec 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78  

Dec 29   On this day in history 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   36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) in the year 1947.  

Dec 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 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   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

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 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   In the year 1947 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   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.  

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 in the year 1947.  

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

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35