Historical Events In 1947

Jan 21   "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances on this day in history.   

Jan 22   1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA in the year 1947.   

Jan 22   Hollywood station KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting in the year 1947.   

Jan 23   On this day in history pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79   

Jan 24   In the year 1947 felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60   

Jan 24   On this day in history nFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs   

Jan 25   Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Mobster Al Capone dies at age 48 in the year 1947.   

Jan 26   In the year 1947 grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45   

Jan 26   KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die in the year 1947.   

Jan 28   On this day in history "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000   

Jan 28   On this day in history reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 29   Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Frederick F Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Whitehorse, Yukon Territory temperature of -52 C (62 degrees below zero Fahrenheit) recorded; record low for all of Canada on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists   

Feb 01   Dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad on this day in history.   

Feb 01   NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established in the year 1947.   

Feb 03   -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record) in the year 1947.   

Feb 03   -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record) on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1947 anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74   

Feb 03   Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history the birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President   

Feb 04   In the year 1947 the birth of Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President2006 The Wowowee stampede occurred at the PhilSports Arena. 61 killed.   

Feb 05   Bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket in the year 1947.   

Feb 07   Arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Jan van der Hoorn wins 8th Dutch 11-cities skating race (10:51) on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1947 bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Phila   

Feb 09   Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia PA in the year 1947.   

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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   In the year 1947 birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

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   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

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   In the year 1947 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   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 in the year 1947.   

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.