Historical Events In 1947

Oct 11   In the year 1947 brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

Oct 12   Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Oct 13   "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres in the year 1947.   

Oct 13   On this day in history sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies   

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes first supersonic flight (Mach 1.015) in the year 1947.   

Oct 14   In the year 1947 chuck Yeager makes the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California   

Oct 19   On this day in history de Gaulles RPF wins French municipal elections   

Oct 20   On this day in history hUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood   

Oct 21   Dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die in the year 1947.   

Oct 23   In the year 1947 nAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN   

Oct 24   Series of forest fires $30 million of timber (New England States) on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1947 series of forest fires burn $30 million of timber (New England States)   

Oct 24   On this day in history the birth of Kevin Kline, American actor   

Oct 25   "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs in the year 1947.   

Oct 26   In the year 1947 maharajah of Jammu & Kashmir accedes to India   

Oct 27   "You Bet Your Life", with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio in the year 1947.   

Oct 27   On this day in history "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

Oct 27   On this day in history groucho Marx hosts the radio premiere of You Bet Your Life, on ABC radio. (When the show later moved to TV, it jumped ship to NBC.)   

Oct 29   On this day in history belgium, Luxembourg & Netherland form Benelux Union   

Oct 29   Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Oct 29   The birth of Richard Dreyfuss, American actor on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history 23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva   

Nov 01   Man O' War, racehorse, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1947 uN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ and UK   

Nov 02   In the year 1947 7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US)   

Nov 02   On this day in history howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time   

Nov 06   Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Nov 08   On this day in history bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA v Victoria   

Nov 11   Martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   On this day in history emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82   

Nov 12   On this day in history kPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)   

Nov 15   Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG in the year 1947.   

Nov 16   15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of nazis on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

Jan 12   In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77   

Jan 13   On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61   

Jan 15   In the year 1947 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

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 in the year 1947.