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   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   United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL on this day in history.   

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

Dec 13   Maine Turnpike opens to traffic in the year 1947.   

Dec 14   Cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game in the year 1947.   

Dec 14   In the year 1947 franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84   

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

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

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

Dec 26   "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP) in the year 1947.   

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

Dec 29   Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine on this day in history.   

Dec 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 30   King Michael of Romania abdicates the throne, but makes it clear that he is forced out by Communists in the year 1947.   

Dec 30   King Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed on this day in history.   

Dec 31   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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   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   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 in the year 1947.   

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 in the year 1947.   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   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