Historical Events In 1947

Apr 15   On this day in history wolstenholme, rocker, dies   

Apr 16   In the year 1947 -17] Explosions & fire on French ship Grandcamp   

Apr 16   Act of Congress gives Navy Nurse Corps members commissioned rank on this day in history.   

Apr 16   HMCS Esquimalt (RCN- minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax in the year 1947.   

Apr 16   Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated (NYC) in the year 1947.   

Apr 16   Massive explosion & fire kills 500 in Texas City, Tx on this day in history.   

Apr 17   Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit on this day in history.   

Apr 17   On this day in history jackie Robinson bunts for his first major league hit   

Apr 18   Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Apr 18   The birth of James Woods, American actor in the year 1947.   

Apr 19   In the year 1947 tor Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup   

Apr 20   On this day in history christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76   

Apr 20   Comedian Fred Allen of " Allen’ s Alley" fame didn’ t find things so funny when censors cut him off the air during his radio broadcast on this day in history.   

Apr 20   Frederik IX becomes king of Denmark in the year 1947.   

Apr 22   On this day in history 1st NBA Championship: Phila Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2   

Apr 23   In the year 1947 hMS Warspite, to many this was the Royal Navy's most famous battleship. Her survival from her launch on 26th November 1913 to her loss on this date en-route to the breakers has to be at the very least a tribute to her builders for constructing a virtually indestructable ship. She formed part of the 5th Battle Squadron during the First World War. During the Second World War 1939-1946 she took part in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Calabria in 1940, the battle of Matapan in 1941. This was followed by the bombardment of Normandy where she was damaged by a mine. Previously, in 1943 she was badly damaged by a glider bomb off Salerno. And all this in addition to countless other operations throughout the War. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up on the Clyde but en-route the tow parted and she went ashore in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. She was eventually broken up where she lay.   

Apr 25   Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to become wrestling champ in the year 1947.   

Apr 26   "Bless the Bride" musical opens in London on this day in history.   

Apr 27   In the year 1947 babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & through out US   

Apr 27   Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & through the US in the year 1947.   

Apr 28   On this day in history thor Heyerdahl & "Kon-Tiki" sail from Peru to Polynesia   

Apr 29   Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 in the year 1947.   

Apr 30   On this day in history boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover   

May 01   In the year 1947 lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA   

May 01   Radar for commercial &private planes first demonstrated in the year 1947.   

May 01   Rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, USN, becomes 3th director of the CIA in the year 1947.   

May 01   Sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed in the year 1947.   

May 02   Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in NYC in the year 1947.   

May 03   In the year 1947 73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8   

May 03   Japan forms a constitutional democracy in the year 1947.   

May 03   In the year 1947 the birth of Doug Hemming, American actor   

May 05   In the year 1947 mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 & causes $850 million in damage   

May 05   Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 & causes $850M in damage on this day in history.   

May 05   On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Penn Warren (All the King's Men)   

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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   On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)   

Jan 02   Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.   

Jan 02   Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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