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   Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia in the year 1947.   

Feb 10   In the year 1947 netherlands Radio Union forms   

Feb 10   On this day in history province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland   

Feb 10   WWII peace treaties signed on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history daytime fireball &meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia   

Feb 12   In the year 1947 record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, C W Stewart, Galapagos Islands   

Feb 12   Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Vern 'Dry Hole' Hunter strikes oil near Leduc, sparking a new Alberta oil boom on this day in history.   

Feb 15   "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 perfs in the year 1947.   

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   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   On this day in history chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in LA   

Feb 20   Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles CA in the year 1947.   

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   On this day in history 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   Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion in the year 1947.   

Feb 23   In the year 1947 gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82   

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   Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan in the year 1947.   

Mar 01   Cholera in Egypt on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   J Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed on this day in history.   

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

Mar 06   Ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55 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   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 in the year 1947.   

Jan 03   In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger   

Jan 04   Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born on this day in history.   

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   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 in the year 1947.   

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 in the year 1947.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35