Page 2: Historical Events In 1947

Jan 21   In the year 1947 "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances   

Jan 22   1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60 in the year 1947.   

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   Grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1947 kLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die   

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

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 in the year 1947.   

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   Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists in the year 1947.   

Feb 01   On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

Feb 01   On this day in history nV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established   

Feb 03   In the year 1947 -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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1947 the birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President   

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

Feb 05   Bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket   

Feb 07   On this day in history 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) in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

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   In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

Jan 04   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

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   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

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

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