Historical Events In 1947

Mar 25   Coal mine explosion in Centralia IL, claims 111 lives on this day in history.  

Mar 25   Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (v New Zealand, Christchurch) in the year 1947.  

Mar 25   On this day in history singer/songwriter/pianist Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) born this day.  

Mar 27   Charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies in the year 1947.  

Mar 28   On this day in history rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57  

Mar 29   "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 111 perfs on this day in history.  

Mar 29   In the year 1947 national revolt against France in Madagascar begins  

Apr 01   George II, king of Greece, dies at 56 in the year 1947.  

Apr 01   In the year 1947 greece's King George II died.  

Apr 02   Carlo Terron's "Il diamente del profeta," premieres in Rome on this day in history.  

Apr 02   Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies in the year 1947.  

Apr 02   UN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship in the year 1947.  

Apr 03   On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 performances  

Apr 03   "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 perfs in the year 1947.  

Apr 04   On this day in history convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect  

Apr 04   Largest group of sunspots on record on this day in history.  

Apr 04   In the year 1947 uN's International Civil Aviation Organization established  

Apr 06   In the year 1947 11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281  

Apr 06   Vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1947.  

Apr 08   Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies in the year 1947.  

Apr 08   On this day in history largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed  

Apr 08   On this day in history the first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company.  

Apr 09   On this day in history atomic Energy Commission confirmed  

Apr 09   In the year 1947 atomic Energy Commission formed  

Apr 09   In the year 1947 konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43  

Apr 09   Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300 on this day in history.  

Apr 10   In the year 1947 jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers)  

Apr 10   In the year 1947 montreal Royals of the International League sell their star player Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers; appears in uniform for the Dodgers the next day,  

Apr 11   Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball in the year 1947.  

Apr 11   On this day in history jackie Robinson becomes first black in modern major-league baseball  

Apr 12   In the year 1947 christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies  

Apr 15   On this day in history jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut  

Apr 15   In the year 1947 wolstenholme, rocker, dies  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

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

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   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   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.  

Jan 12   On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

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