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

Feb 10   Netherlands Radio Union forms on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland   

Feb 10   In the year 1947 wWII peace treaties signed   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history 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 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   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   In the year 1947 chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in LA   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 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   Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 27   In the year 1947 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   J Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed in the year 1947.   

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

Mar 06   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.   

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