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   On this day in history wPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Sep 14   61st US Womens Tennis: A Louise Brough beats M O duPont (86 46 61) in the year 1947.   

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

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

Sep 16   On this day in history john Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH   

Sep 19   Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year" in the year 1947.   

Sep 20   In the year 1947 fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies   

Sep 21   On this day in history harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69   

Sep 22   In the year 1947 dodgers clinch NL pennant   

Sep 23   On this day in history nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged   

Sep 26   Happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series in the year 1947.   

Sep 26   Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 28   On this day in history francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58   

Sep 30   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 the first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca   

Oct 01   US control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends in the year 1947.   

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

Oct 03   "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances on this day in history.   

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

Oct 04   In the year 1947 max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies   

Oct 04   Negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5 in the year 1947.   

Oct 05   In the year 1947 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   In the year 1947 larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series   

Oct 08   Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 09   In the year 1947 the first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane   

Oct 10   On this day in history "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances   

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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   Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

Jan 09   In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

Jan 11   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 15   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.   

Jan 20   Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.