Page 12: 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 in the year 1947.   

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

Oct 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 14   Chuck Yeager makes the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California in the year 1947.   

Oct 19   De Gaulles RPF wins French municipal elections on this day in history.   

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

Oct 21   In the year 1947 dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die   

Oct 23   NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN on this day in history.   

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

Oct 24   On this day in history series of forest fires burn $30 million of timber (New England States)   

Oct 24   In the year 1947 the birth of Kevin Kline, American actor   

Oct 25   On this day in history "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 27   In the year 1947 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   Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherland form Benelux Union on this day in history.   

Oct 29   In the year 1947 frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83   

Oct 29   In the year 1947 the birth of Richard Dreyfuss, American actor   

Oct 30   In the year 1947 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   On this day in history 7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US)   

Nov 02   Howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time in the year 1947.   

Nov 06   In the year 1947 kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66   

Nov 08   In the year 1947 bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA v Victoria   

Nov 11   On this day in history martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64   

Nov 12   Emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82 in the year 1947.   

Nov 12   KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR) in the year 1947.   

Nov 15   Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG on this day in history.   

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   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist   

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.   

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   Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 in the year 1947.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

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.