Page 5: Historical Events In 1947

Mar 25   In this year, Coal mine explosion in Centralia IL, claims 111 lives.   

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

Mar 25   Singer/songwriter/pianist Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) born this day   

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

Mar 28   Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57.   

Mar 29   "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 111 perfs.   

Mar 29   National revolt against France in Madagascar begins.   

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   Largest recorded sunspot (7000) observed   

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   

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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,