Page 3: 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   On this day in history italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia   

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   In the year 1947 wWII peace treaties signed   

Feb 12   In the year 1947 daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia   

Feb 12   In the year 1947 daytime fireball &meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72   

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

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

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

Feb 17   Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" on this day in history.   

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

Feb 19   CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" in the year 1947.   

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

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

Feb 21   On this day in history inventor Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land camera, which self-develops a black-and-white photo in 60 seconds.   

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

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

Feb 23   General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170 million in aid for European Jews on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82   

Feb 26   Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82 in the year 1947.   

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

Feb 27   Paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized in the year 1947.   

Feb 28   In the year 1947 anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan   

Mar 01   Cholera in Egypt on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

Jan 02   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

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   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1947 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35