Page 3: Historical Events In 1947

Feb 10   Canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Netherlands Radio Union forms in the year 1947.   

Feb 10   Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland on this day in history.   

Feb 10   WWII peace treaties signed in the year 1947.   

Feb 12   Daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1947 daytime fireball &meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia   

Feb 12   Record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands in the year 1947.   

Feb 12   Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 in the year 1947.   

Feb 13   Vern 'Dry Hole' Hunter strikes oil near Leduc, sparking a new Alberta oil boom in the year 1947.   

Feb 15   "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 perfs on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1947 morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres   

Feb 17   Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" on this day in history.   

Feb 18   24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA in the year 1947.   

Feb 19   CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" in the year 1947.   

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in LA on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles CA on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1947 1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember"   

Feb 21   First broadcast of first US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" in the year 1947.   

Feb 21   Inventor Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land camera, which self-develops a black-and-white photo in 60 seconds in the year 1947.   

Feb 21   On this day in history whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion   

Feb 23   Gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews on this day in history.   

Feb 23   General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170 million in aid for European Jews on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1947 friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82   

Feb 26   Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized in the year 1947.   

Feb 28   Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1947 cholera in Egypt   

Mar 01   On this day in history international Monetary Fund began operations   

Mar 01   On this day in history j Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed   

Mar 05   In the year 1947 alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63   

Mar 06   Ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1947 birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1947 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 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