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

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

Dec 13   Maine Turnpike opens to traffic on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game on this day in history.   

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   NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow on this day in history.   

Dec 18   In the year 1947 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

Dec 22   In the year 1947 italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution   

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   In the year 1947 "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances   

Dec 26   British transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.   

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

Dec 29   In the year 1947 joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78   

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

Dec 30   36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) on this day in history.   

Dec 30   Han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35