Historical Events In 1947

Feb 10   On this day in history canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland  

Feb 10   Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia in the year 1947.  

Feb 10   Netherlands Radio Union forms in the year 1947.  

Feb 10   Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland on this day in history.  

Feb 10   WWII peace treaties signed in the year 1947.  

Feb 12   On this day in history daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia  

Feb 12   Daytime fireball &meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia on this day in history.  

Feb 12   Record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands in the year 1947.  

Feb 12   In the year 1947 sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72  

Feb 13   In the year 1947 vern 'Dry Hole' Hunter strikes oil near Leduc, sparking a new Alberta oil boom  

Feb 15   On this day in history "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 perfs  

Feb 16   On this day in history morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres  

Feb 17   On this day in history dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism"  

Feb 18   In the year 1947 24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA  

Feb 19   CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" on this day in history.  

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in LA on this day in history.  

Feb 20   On this day in history chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles CA  

Feb 20   Lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India on this day in history.  

Feb 21   1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" on this day in history.  

Feb 21   First broadcast of first US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" in the year 1947.  

Feb 21   In the year 1947 inventor Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land camera, which self-develops a black-and-white photo in 60 seconds.  

Feb 21   Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion in the year 1947.  

Feb 23   Gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews in the year 1947.  

Feb 23   On this day in history general Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170 million in aid for European Jews  

Feb 25   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   On this day in history mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89  

Feb 27   On this day in history paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized  

Feb 28   In the year 1947 anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan  

Mar 01   In the year 1947 cholera in Egypt  

Mar 01   On this day in history international Monetary Fund began operations  

Mar 01   In the year 1947 j Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed  

Mar 05   Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 06   In the year 1947 ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55  

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

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

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.  

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   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   In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.