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   Netherlands Radio Union forms in the year 1947.  

Feb 10   Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history daytime fireball &meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia  

Feb 12   Record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands on this day in history.  

Feb 12   Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 18   On this day in history 24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA  

Feb 19   CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 21   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.  

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

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   Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan in the year 1947.  

Mar 01   In the year 1947 cholera in Egypt  

Mar 01   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.  

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   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born in the year 1947.  

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

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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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