Historical Events In 1947

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

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

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

Jan 23   On this day in history pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79  

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

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

Jan 25   On this day in history al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48  

Jan 25   Mobster Al Capone dies at age 48 in the year 1947.  

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

Jan 26   KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die on this day in history.  

Jan 28   On this day in history "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000  

Jan 28   Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.  

Feb 01   On this day in history aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists  

Feb 01   In the year 1947 dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad  

Feb 01   NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)  

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

Feb 03   Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 in the year 1947.  

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

Feb 04   On this day in history the birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President  

Feb 04   On this day in history the birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President2006 The Wowowee stampede occurred at the PhilSports Arena. 61 killed.  

Feb 05   On this day in history bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland  

Feb 05   In the year 1947 ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed  

Feb 06   Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 06   In the year 1947 compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket  

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

Feb 08   On this day in history ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65  

Feb 08   Jan van der Hoorn wins 8th Dutch 11-cities skating race (10:51) on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Phila in the year 1947.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of 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) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)  

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.