Page 14: Historical Events In 1947

Dec 08   Gregg Allman musician keyboards, guitar, singer was born in the year 1947.   

Dec 08   Gregg Allman musician: keyboards, guitar, singer was born on this day in history.   

Dec 10   USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement in the year 1947.   

Dec 11   "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances in the year 1947.   

Dec 12   In the year 1947 united Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL   

Dec 13   "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs in the year 1947.   

Dec 13   Maine Turnpike opens to traffic on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game in the year 1947.   

Dec 14   Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84 in the year 1947.   

Dec 17   On this day in history new York struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow   

Dec 17   NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow in the year 1947.   

Dec 18   On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

Dec 22   On this day in history italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution   

Dec 23   Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs in the year 1947.   

Dec 23   In the year 1947 transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs   

Dec 26   In the year 1947 "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances   

Dec 26   British transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia in the year 1947.   

Dec 26   In the year 1947 heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries NYC under 25.8" of snow in 16 hrs. That same day, Los Angeles set a record high of 84ø F   

Dec 27   On this day in history 1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC   

Dec 27   First "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC in the year 1947.   

Dec 28   Chic Cards beat Phila Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game in the year 1947.   

Dec 28   Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP) on this day in history.   

Dec 29   In the year 1947 joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78   

Dec 29   In the year 1947 ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine   

Dec 30   In the year 1947 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)   

Dec 30   In the year 1947 han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58   

Dec 30   On this day in history king Michael of Romania abdicates the throne, but makes it clear that he is forced out by Communists.   

Dec 30   In the year 1947 king Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed   

Dec 31   Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.   

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

Jan 03   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35