Page 5: Historical Events In 1947

Mar 25   Agreement of Linggadjati ratified in Batavia in the year 1947.   

Mar 25   Coal mine explosion in Centralia IL, claims 111 lives on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (v New Zealand, Christchurch) on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Singer/songwriter/pianist Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) born this day on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies   

Mar 28   On this day in history rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57   

Mar 29   On this day in history "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 111 perfs   

Mar 29   On this day in history national revolt against France in Madagascar begins   

Apr 01   In the year 1947 george II, king of Greece, dies at 56   

Apr 01   Greece's King George II died in the year 1947.   

Apr 02   In the year 1947 carlo Terron's "Il diamente del profeta," premieres in Rome   

Apr 02   On this day in history joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies   

Apr 02   UN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship in the year 1947.   

Apr 03   In the year 1947 "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 performances   

Apr 03   In the year 1947 "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 perfs   

Apr 04   Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect in the year 1947.   

Apr 04   Largest group of sunspots on record in the year 1947.   

Apr 04   UN's International Civil Aviation Organization established in the year 1947.   

Apr 06   11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281 in the year 1947.   

Apr 06   Vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

Apr 08   On this day in history the first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company.   

Apr 09   Atomic Energy Commission confirmed in the year 1947.   

Apr 09   Atomic Energy Commission formed in the year 1947.   

Apr 09   Konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

Apr 09   In the year 1947 tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300   

Apr 10   In the year 1947 jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers)   

Apr 10   Montreal Royals of the International League sell their star player Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers; appears in uniform for the Dodgers the next day, in the year 1947.   

Apr 11   Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball in the year 1947.   

Apr 11   On this day in history jackie Robinson becomes first black in modern major-league baseball   

Apr 12   Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut   

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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   In the year 1947 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   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died in the year 1947.   

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   Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1947 death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)   

Jan 20   On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35