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

Feb 10   On this day in history netherlands Radio Union forms   

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1947 record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands   

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   In the year 1947 "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 perfs   

Feb 16   Morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1947 dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism"   

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

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

Feb 20   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history first broadcast of first US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember"   

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   Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Feb 27   Paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1947 anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan   

Mar 01   In the year 1947 cholera in Egypt   

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

Mar 01   J Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed in the year 1947.   

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

Mar 06   On this day in history ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55   

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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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 in the year 1947.   

Jan 11   In the year 1947 death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

Jan 13   In the year 1947 veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 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