Historical Events In 1947

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

Feb 10   In the year 1947 italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia  

Feb 10   On this day in history netherlands Radio Union forms  

Feb 10   Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland in the year 1947.  

Feb 10   WWII peace treaties signed on this day in history.  

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

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

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   Vern 'Dry Hole' Hunter strikes oil near Leduc, sparking a new Alberta oil boom in the year 1947.  

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

Feb 16   In the year 1947 morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres  

Feb 17   In the year 1947 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   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 in the year 1947.  

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

Feb 20   Lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India in the year 1947.  

Feb 21   In the year 1947 1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember"  

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

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   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   General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170 million in aid for European Jews on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82 in the year 1947.  

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

Feb 27   In the year 1947 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   Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan in the year 1947.  

Mar 01   International Monetary Fund began operations on this day in history.  

Mar 01   J Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63  

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

Mar 06   On this day in history xB-45, 1st US 4-engine jet bomber, makes 1st test flight, Muroc, CA  

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Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)  

Jan 02   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

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   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 20   On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35