Page 11: Historical Events In 1947

Sep 12   Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games on this day in history.   

Sep 13   WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Sep 14   61st US Womens Tennis: A Louise Brough beats M O duPont (86 46 61) on this day in history.   

Sep 15   On this day in history 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh   

Sep 15   First 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh on this day in history.   

Sep 16   John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH on this day in history.   

Sep 19   On this day in history jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year"   

Sep 20   Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 21   In the year 1947 harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69   

Sep 22   Dodgers clinch NL pennant in the year 1947.   

Sep 23   Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series   

Sep 26   Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

Sep 27   On this day in history "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 288 performances   

Sep 28   In the year 1947 francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58   

Sep 30   On this day in history yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised   

Oct 01   In the year 1947 nHL Pension Society founded   

Oct 01   The first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca in the year 1947.   

Oct 01   US control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 124 performances   

Oct 03   In the year 1947 "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances   

Oct 03   On this day in history first telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed   

Oct 04   On this day in history max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies   

Oct 04   In the year 1947 negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5   

Oct 05   On this day in history 1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman   

Oct 05   On this day in history the first Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman   

Oct 05   The first U.S. president to make use of television addressed the nation from the White House. "‘ Give ’ Em Hell" Harry Truman accomplished the feat. I on this day in history.   

Oct 06   On this day in history leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60   

Oct 06   On this day in history nY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series   

Oct 07   Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series in the year 1947.   

Oct 08   Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78 in the year 1947.   

Oct 09   "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 09   On this day in history the first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane   

Oct 10   "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances 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   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   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

Jan 09   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.