Page 3: Historical Events In 1947

Feb 10   In the year 1947 canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland   

Feb 10   In the year 1947 italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia   

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   In the year 1947 wWII peace treaties signed   

Feb 12   Daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres in the year 1947.   

Feb 17   On this day in history dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism"   

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

Feb 19   On this day in history cBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"   

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 in the year 1947.   

Feb 20   In the year 1947 lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India   

Feb 21   On this day in history 1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember"   

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

Feb 21   On this day in history inventor Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land camera, which self-develops a black-and-white photo in 60 seconds.   

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 in the year 1947.   

Feb 23   General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170 million in aid for European Jews in the year 1947.   

Feb 25   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82 in the year 1947.   

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

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

Feb 27   On this day in history paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized   

Feb 28   In the year 1947 anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan   

Mar 01   In the year 1947 cholera in Egypt   

Mar 01   International Monetary Fund began operations in the year 1947.   

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

Mar 05   Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55   

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

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.   

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

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   Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.   

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   Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1947 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