Page 14: Historical Events In 1947

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

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

Dec 10   In the year 1947 uSSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement   

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

Dec 12   On this day in history united Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL   

Dec 13   "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history maine Turnpike opens to traffic   

Dec 14   Cleve Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game on this day in history.   

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   Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax in the year 1947.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history british transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia   

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   In the year 1947 1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC   

Dec 27   In the year 1947 first "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC   

Dec 28   Chic Cards beat Phila Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78 in the year 1947.   

Dec 29   On this day in history cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP)   

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

Dec 29   Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine in the year 1947.   

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   In the year 1947 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 in the year 1947.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   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   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1947.