Page 5: Historical Events In 1947

Apr 01   George II, king of Greece, dies at 56   

Apr 01   Greece's King George II died.   

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

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

Apr 02   UN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship.   

Apr 03   "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.   

Apr 04   Convention on International Civil Aviation comes into force.   

Apr 04   Largest group of sunspots on record   

Apr 04   UN's International Civil Aviation Organization established   

Apr 06   11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret claims, shooting a 281.   

Apr 06   Vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58.   

Apr 08   Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

Apr 08   The inaugural illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company   

Apr 09   Atomic Energy Commission confirmed   

Apr 09   Atomic Energy Commission formed   

Apr 09   Konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43.   

Apr 09   Largest recorded sunspot (7000) observed.   

Apr 09   Tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1300.   

Apr 10   Jackie Robinson is recorded as becoming 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers)   

Apr 10   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 is recorded as becoming 1st black in modern major-league baseball   

Apr 11   Jackie Robinson is recorded as becoming inaugural black in modern major-league baseball.   

Apr 12   Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies.   

Apr 15   Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut.   

Apr 15   Wolstenholme, rocker, dies.   

Apr 16   -17] Explosions and fire on French ship Grandcamp.   

Apr 16   Act of Congress gives Navy Nurse Corps members commissioned rank   

Apr 16   HMCS Esquimalt (RCN- minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax.   

Apr 16   Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated (NYC).   

Apr 16   Massive explosion and fire results in the deaths of 500 in Texas City, Tx   

Apr 17   Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit.   

Apr 17   Jackie Robinson bunts for his inaugural major league hit   

Apr 18   Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr tikhonova: Ussr, biathalon relay (oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

Jan 02   Calvin hill: Nfl running back (dallas cowboys)   

Jan 02   Lanny bassham: Us, rifle-3 position (olympic-gold-1976)   

Jan 02   Jack hanna: American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey filipovich protchenko: Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   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)   

Jan 04   Rick stein: English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   Forrest reid: Irish author/critic (young tom, apostate),   

Jan 09   Karl mannheim: Sociologist (diagnosis of our time),   

Jan 11   Eva tanguay: Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   Jonas cohn: German/english philosopher (wertwissenschaft),    

Jan 13   Veit valentin: German/us historian (german people),   

Jan 15   Elizabeth short: The black dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   Pyotr krasnov: Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   Josh gibson: Negro league slugger,