Page 3: Historical Events In 1947

Feb 10   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.   

Feb 10   WWII peace treaties signed in the year 1947.   

Feb 12   Daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia in the year 1947.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands   

Feb 12   Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Vern 'Dry Hole' Hunter strikes oil near Leduc, sparking a new Alberta oil boom on this day in history.   

Feb 15   "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 perfs in the year 1947.   

Feb 16   Morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres in the year 1947.   

Feb 17   Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" in the year 1947.   

Feb 18   24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1947 cBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"   

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

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles CA in the year 1947.   

Feb 20   On this day in history lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India   

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

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

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

Feb 21   In the year 1947 whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion   

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   In the year 1947 friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82   

Feb 26   On this day in history ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82   

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

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

Feb 28   Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan in the year 1947.   

Mar 01   Cholera in Egypt in the year 1947.   

Mar 01   International Monetary Fund began operations in the year 1947.   

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

Mar 05   Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63 in the year 1947.   

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   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.   

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   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.   

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

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   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

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

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.