Page 2: Historical Events In 1947

Jan 21   "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances   

Jan 22   1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA   

Jan 22   Hollywood station KTLA, the inaugural commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting.   

Jan 23   Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79   

Jan 24   Felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60.   

Jan 24   NFL adds 5th official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs   

Jan 25   Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48   

Jan 25   Mobster Al Capone dies at age 48.   

Jan 26   Grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45   

Jan 26   KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die.   

Jan 28   "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151000.   

Jan 28   Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 29   Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC   

Jan 29   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.   

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

Feb 01   Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats and communists.   

Feb 01   Dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

Feb 01   NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established   

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

Feb 03   -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

Feb 03   Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74   

Feb 03   Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket.   

Feb 04   Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President is born   

Feb 04   Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President2006 The Wowowee stampede occurred at the PhilSports Arena. 61 killed is born   

Feb 05   Bolewet Beirut is recorded as becoming President of Poland.   

Feb 05   Ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed   

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

Feb 06   Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket   

Feb 07   Arabs and Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine.   

Feb 08   Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65.   

Feb 08   In this year, Jan van der Hoorn claims 8th Dutch 11-cities skating race (10:51).   

Feb 09   Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Phila   

Feb 09   Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia PA   

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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,