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 on this day in history.   

Dec 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs   

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 in the year 1947.   

Dec 14   On this day in history franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   In the year 1947 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax   

Dec 22   Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1947.   

Dec 27   1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC in the year 1947.   

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

Dec 29   Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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   King Michael of Romania abdicates the throne, but makes it clear that he is forced out by Communists on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)   

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 in the year 1947.   

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   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.