Page 2: Historical Events In 1947

Jan 21   On this day in history "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances   

Jan 22   On this day in history 1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA   

Jan 22   Hollywood station KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79 in the year 1947.   

Jan 24   Felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs in the year 1947.   

Jan 25   In the year 1947 al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48   

Jan 25   Mobster Al Capone dies at age 48 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1947 grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45   

Jan 26   On this day in history kLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die   

Jan 28   In the year 1947 "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000   

Jan 28   Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.   

Jan 29   In the year 1947 arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC   

Jan 29   In the year 1947 fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies   

Jan 30   Frederick F Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Whitehorse, Yukon Territory temperature of -52 C (62 degrees below zero Fahrenheit) recorded; record low for all of Canada in the year 1947.   

Feb 01   In the year 1947 aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists   

Feb 01   Dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad on this day in history.   

Feb 01   NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established in the year 1947.   

Feb 03   In the year 1947 -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

Feb 03   In the year 1947 -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

Feb 03   Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1947 bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket   

Feb 04   The birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1947 the birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President2006 The Wowowee stampede occurred at the PhilSports Arena. 61 killed.   

Feb 05   In the year 1947 bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland   

Feb 05   On this day in history ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed   

Feb 06   Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 in the year 1947.   

Feb 06   Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1947 arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine   

Feb 08   Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Jan van der Hoorn wins 8th Dutch 11-cities skating race (10:51) in the year 1947.   

Feb 09   In the year 1947 bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Phila   

Feb 09   Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia PA on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

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 in the year 1947.   

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1947 death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1947 veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

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   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 in the year 1947.