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 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1947 netherlands Radio Union forms   

Feb 10   In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history "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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1947 chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles CA   

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

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

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

Feb 21   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history 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   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 27   In the year 1947 mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89   

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

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

Mar 01   Cholera in Egypt in the year 1947.   

Mar 01   On this day in history international Monetary Fund began operations   

Mar 01   On this day in history j Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed   

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

Mar 06   Ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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

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