Page 2: Historical Events In 1947

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

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

Jan 22   In the year 1947 hollywood station KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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

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

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

Jan 26   On this day in history grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history whitehorse, Yukon Territory temperature of -52 C (62 degrees below zero Fahrenheit) recorded; record low for all of Canada   

Feb 01   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

Feb 03   In the year 1947 anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74   

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   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   On this day in history albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82   

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

Feb 07   Arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1947.   

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

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 in the year 1947.   

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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   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1947 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   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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