Events in year of 1947
- 01-01Benelux agress to work related issues
- 01-01Britain nationalizes its coal industry
- 01-01WTTG TV channel 5 in Washington, DC (MET) begins broadcasting
- 01-02Mahatma Gandhi begins march for peace in East-Bengali
- 01-031st opening session of Congress to be televised
- 01-03William Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committee
- 01-04"Park Avenue" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 72 performances
- 01-04"Show Boat" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 417 performances
- 01-06Ray Lindwall smashes 100 vs. England in MCG Test
- 01-08Gen George Marshall becomes Secretary of State
- 01-08Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game
- 01-09"Street Scene" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 148 performances
- 01-10British stop ships Independence and In-Gathering from landing in Israel
- 01-10Greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard
- 01-16Vincent Aurial elected President of France
- 01-17Muiden Netherlands ammunition factory explodes, 16 die
- 01-18"Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances
- 01-18Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pirates (for $25-35,000)
- 01-18Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400
- 01-19SS Himera runs aground at Athens, kills 392
- 01-20Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes Deputy Director of CIA
- 01-21"Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances
- 01-221st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood, California
- 01-22KTLA TV channel 5 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
- 01-24NFL adds 5th official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs
- 01-26KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die
- 01-28"Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000
- 02-01Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-dems and communists
- 02-01Dmitri Shostakovitch named Professor at Conservatory of Leningrad
- 02-031st black reporter in Congressional press gallery (Percival Prattis)
People born in year of 1947
- 01-01Alexei Ivanovich Bobrov: Russia -- Cosmonaut
- 01-01Gary "BB" Coleman: Blues vocal / guitarist / producer
- 01-01Peter Lankhorst: Dutch MP (PPR)
- 01-01Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov: Rus Cosmonaut (Soyuz T-8, TM-4, STS 63)
- 01-02Aleksandr Tikhonova: USSR -- Biathalon relay (1968, 72, 76, 80 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-02Calvin Hill: NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)
- 01-02Lanny Bassham: United States -- Rifle-3 position (1976 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-03Sergey Filipovich Protchenko: Russian Cosmonaut
- 01-04J Danforth Quayle: (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93) / rich draft dodger
- 01-05Michael DeWine: (Rep-R-Ohio, 1983- )
- 01-06Ian Millar: Halifax, Nova Scotia -- Dressage rider (World Cup 1988, 89, Olympics - 1996)
- 01-07David Porcelijn: Dutch composer / conductor
- 01-08Igor Ivanov: Leningrad, Russia -- Canadian chess champion (1981-84, 1985- )
- 01-10George Alec Effinger: United States -- Sci-fi author (Nick of Time)
- 01-11Anna Calder-Marshall: Kensington, England -- Actress (Zulu Dawn)
- 01-11Bryan Robson: English international soccer star
- 01-12Tom Dempsey: NFL record-holder (longest field goal, 63 yards)
- 01-13John Lees: England, United Kingdom -- Rock guitarist / vocalist (Medicine Man)
- 01-13Peter Sundelin: Sweden -- Yachtsmen (1968 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-14Bill Weberniuk: Canadian snookers player
- 01-15Andrea Martin: Portland, Maine -- Comediene (SCTV, Club Paradise)
- 01-15Pete Waterman: Rocker (Stock Aitken & Waterman-Road Block)
- 01-16Georgette Mosbacher: CEO (La Prairie cosmetics)
- 01-16Juliet Berto: Grenoble, France -- Actress (Le Sex Shop)
- 01-17Gail Toushin: LPGA golfer
- 01-17Jane Elliot: NYC, New York -- Actress (Baby Boom, General Hospital, Knots Landing)
- 01-17Todd Susman: St. Louis, Missouri -- Actor (Goodnight Beantown)
- 01-17Ulysses Dove: Dancer / choreographer
- 01-19Alessandro Haber: Actor (China is Near)
- 01-19Ann Compton: News reporter (ABC TV)
People died in year of 1947
- 01-04Forrest Reid: Irish Author / critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71
- 01-09Karl Mannheim: Sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53
- 01-09Lambertus Zijl: Sculptor (Merchant Exchange-Amsterdam), dies at 80
- 01-12Jonas Cohn: German / English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
- 01-13Veit Valentin: German / US Historian (German People), dies at 61
- 01-20Josh Gibson: Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35
- 01-23Pierre Bonnard: French Painter / illustrator, dies at 79
- 01-24Felix Timmermans: Writer / Painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60
- 01-25Al Capone: Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48
- 01-26Grace Moore: US soprano / actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45
- 01-26Gustav Adolf: Crown Prince of Sweden, dies in air crash
- 01-28Reynaldo Hahn: Composer, dies at 72
- 01-30Frederick F Blackman: English botanist, dies at 80
- 02-03Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg: Austrian soprano / director, dies at 74
- 02-03Marc A "Pete" Mitscher: US Lieutenant Admiral (WWII-Task Force 58), dies at 60
- 02-05Ganzefles: Dutch Nazi spy / Jews hunter, executed
- 02-05Hans Fallada: Writer, dies at 53
- 02-06Albert JM Bakker: Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82
- 02-06Luigi Russolo: Composer, dies at 61
- 02-08Ernest Samuel Williams: Composer, dies at 65
- 02-12Sidney Toler: Actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72
- 02-25Friedrich Paschen: German physicist, dies at 82
- 02-26Ben Webster: Actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82
- 03-01J Boogaard: Nazi collaborator, executed
- 03-05Alfredo Casella: Italian Composer / conductor (La Giara), dies at 63
- 03-06Ludwig Weber: Composer, dies at 55
- 03-11Victor Hely-Hutchinson: Composer, dies at 45
- 03-19Willem F J Pijper: Dutch Composer / critic, dies at 52
- 03-28Rudolph Hermann Simonsen: Composer, dies at 57
- 04-01George II: King of Greece, dies at 56
Events in year of 1948
- 01-011st color newsreel filmed (Pasadena, California)
- 01-01Bradman scores 132 in the 1st innings of the 3rd Test vs. India
- 01-01Britain nationalizes its railways
- 01-01General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade effective
- 01-01Italy adopts constitution
- 01-01Orissa province accedes to India
- 01-02WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, New York (PBS) begins
- 01-04Burma declares independence from the UK
- 01-07US President Truman raises taxes for Marshall-plan
- 01-08Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason
- 01-10"Call Me Mister" closes at National Theater NYC after 734 performances
- 01-121st Supermarket in the UK opens
- 01-12Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
- 01-12US Supreme Court decision (Sipuel vs. Oklahoma State Board of Regents)
- 01-131st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin
- 01-1635 Haganah members are ambushed and killed in Gush Etzyon
- 01-17Netherlands and Indonesia agree to a cease fire
- 01-17Trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in New York City
- 01-181st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- 01-21West Indies vs. England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes and Jim Laker
- 01-23Bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes vs. India, 21 fours 1 six
- 01-23Test debut of Neil Harvey, vs. India at Adelaide
- 01-24"Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 124 performances
- 01-26Executive Order 9981, end segregation in US Armed Forces signed
- 01-271st locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates
- 01-271st tape recorder sold
- 01-29Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players
- 01-305th Winter Olympic games open in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 01-31Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway
- 02-01Federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates
People born in year of 1948
- 01-03Larry McNeeley: Lafayette, Indiana -- Banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour)
- 01-03Manfred Kokot: East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)
- 01-05Thom Mooney: Rocker
- 01-06Guy Spencer Gardner: Alta Vista, Virginia -- Lt Colonel USAF / Astronaut (STS 27, STS 35)
- 01-06Robert E [Bob] Wise, Jr.: (Rep-D-West Virginia, 1983- )
- 01-07Kaz Lux: Poland -- Singer
- 01-08Gillies Mackinnon: Director (Playboys)
- 01-08Mel Pritchard: Rocker
- 01-09Bill Cowsill: Newport, Rhode Island -- Rock guitarist / vocals (Cowsills-We Can Fly)
- 01-10William Sanderson: Memphis, Tennessee -- Actor (Larry-Newhart, Blade Runner)
- 01-11Madeline Manning-Jackson-Mimms: US 800m runner (1968 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-12Anthony Andrews: London, England -- Actor (Under the Volcano)
- 01-14Carl Weathers: New Orleans, Louisiana -- Actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky)
- 01-14T-Bone Burnett: Musician / producer
- 01-14Tim Harris: Rocker (Foundations)
- 01-15Dini Petty: Canadian talk show host (CITY-TV)
- 01-15Ronnie Van Zant: Rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- 01-15Tommy Nolan: Montreal, Quebec -- Actor (Jody-Buckskin)
- 01-16Anatoli Yakovlevich Solovyov: Riga, Russia -- Cosmonaut (TM-5, 9, 15, 26, STS 71)
- 01-16Christopher Moran: English financier / multi-millionaire
- 01-16Cliff Thorburn: Victoria, British Columbia -- Champion snooker player
- 01-18Takeshi Kitano: Tokyo, Japan -- Actor (Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence)
- 01-19Harvey Hinsley: Rocker
- 01-20Jerry Ross: Lt Colonel USAF / Astronaut (STS 61B, 27, 37, 55, 74, sk:88)
- 01-20Melvyn John Pritchard: England, United Kingdom -- Rocker (Barclay James Harvest)
- 01-24Elliott Abrams: Assistant Secretary of State / supplied arms to the Contras
- 01-26Corky Laing: Rocker (Mountain)
- 01-27Chuck Larsen: Rocker (Snuff)
- 01-28Gareth Roscoe: Legal adviser (BBC)
- 01-28Mamoru Mohri Yoichi-machi: Hokkaido, Japan -- Astronaut (STS 47)
People died in year of 1948
- 01-01Hermann K J Zilcher: German pianist / Composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66
- 01-01Willem Louis Frederic Landre: Composer, dies at 73
- 01-07Raoul Auernheimer: Writer
- 01-08Kurt Schwitters: Writer, dies at 60
- 01-14Anna "Ans" van Dike: Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42
- 01-21Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Composer, dies at 72
- 01-26Ignaz Friedman: Composer, dies at 65
- 01-30Herb Pennock: Pitcher (New York Yankees) / GM (Phillies)
- 01-30Mahatma Ghandi: Murdered by Hindu extremists in India
- 01-30Orville Wright: US aviation pioneer, dies at 76
- 02-05Johann Blaskowitz: German General (surrendered at Wageningen), dies at 64
- 02-06Robert Brasillach: French Author / Nazi collaborator, dies at 38
- 02-07"Red" McKenzie: Blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper)
- 02-09Karl Valentin: German comic / writer, dies at 65
- 02-10Sergei Eisenstein: Russian director (Battleship Potemkin), dies at 50
- 02-11Sergy Eisenstein: Film director, dies at 50
- 02-21Frederick Archibald Lamond: Composer, dies at 80
- 03-04Antonin Artaud: French Poet / actor (Napoleon), dies at 51
- 03-10Jan Masaryk: Czech Foreign minister, commits suicide or is murdered
- 03-25Warren Hymer: Actor (Show Them No Mercy), dies at 42
- 03-26Helen Ernst: German poster artist / resistance fighter, dies at about 43
- 03-27Karel Candael: Flemish composer, dies at 64
- 03-31Egon E Kisch: Czech writer / journalist (Raging Reporter), dies at 62
- 04-08Josef B Kjellgren: Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40
- 04-17Johan P Earl of Limburg Stirum: Diplomat, dies at 75
- 04-21Carlos Lopez Buchardo: Composer, dies at 66
- 04-24Joseph Wihtol: Composer, dies at 84
- 04-24Manuel Marua Ponce: Mexican Composer (Ferial), dies at 65
- 04-24Rosita Marstini: Actress (I Cover Waterfront, Big Parade), dies at 54
- 05-01Christos Ladas: Greek Minister of Justice, murdered
Events in year of 1949
- 01-01KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 01-01KTTV TV channel 11 in Los Angeles, CA (MET) begins broadcasting
- 01-01Tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand
- 01-02KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-03"Colgate Theater" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV
- 01-05General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra
- 01-05President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal"
- 01-071st photo of genes taken at University of Southern California by Pease and Baker
- 01-08"Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 performances
- 01-08"My Romance" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 95 performances
- 01-08"Small Wonder" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 134 performances
- 01-101st Jewish family show "Goldbergs" premieres on CBS
- 01-10RCA introduces 45 RPM record
- 01-11Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles
- 01-12"Arthur Godfrey & His Friends" premieres on CBS TV
- 01-12Dutch court affirms death sentence against SS chief Hanns Rauter
- 01-13"Along 5th Avenue" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances
- 01-14Black / Indian race rebellion in Durban, South Africa; 142 die
- 01-16"Rape of Lucretia" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 23 performances
- 01-16KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast
- 01-16WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, DC (CBS) 1st broadcast
- 01-18"They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)
- 01-181st US Congressional standing committee headed by Negro (W Dawson)
- 01-18South African Rev Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer
- 01-20J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen
- 01-20President Truman announces his point 4 program
- 01-211st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)
- 01-22"All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 performances
- 01-22Chinatown telephone exchange closed
- 01-251st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale and Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win
People born in year of 1949
- 01-01Nikolai Tikhonovich Moskalenko: Russia -- Cosmonaut
- 01-01Peter Dormer: Arts writer
- 01-02Christopher Durang: Montclair, New Jersey -- Playwright / actor (Sister Mary)
- 01-05George Brown: Rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)
- 01-06Michael Boit: Nandi, Kenya -- 800m runner (1972 Olympics - Bronze Medalist)
- 01-06Richard Horowitz: Composer
- 01-07John Christopher Parry: Rocker (Cure)
- 01-07Marshall Chapman: Spartanburg, South Carolina -- Country singer
- 01-10Teresa Graves: Houston, Texas -- Actress (Laugh-in, Get Christie Love)
- 01-10Walter S Browne: US chess champion (1974-78, 1980-84)
- 01-11[Frederick] Dennis Greene: Rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon)
- 01-11Tom Netherton: Munich, Germany -- Singer (Lawrence Welk Show)
- 01-12James W Dietz: Rower
- 01-12Wayne Wang: Director (Chan is Missing, Slamdance)
- 01-13Rakesh Sharma: India -- Cosmonaut (Soyuz T-11)
- 01-14Christine Belford: Amityville, New York -- Actress (Banacek, Empire, 90210)
- 01-15Howard Allen Twitty: Phoenix, Arizona -- PGA golfer (1979 BC Open)
- 01-17Debbie Watson: La Mirada, California -- Actress (Karen, Tammy)
- 01-20Kieron Walsh: Academic
- 01-22James P Pennington: Rocker (Exile)
- 01-22Rein P Hummel: Dutch MP (PvdA)
- 01-23Robert Cabana: Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Major USMC / Astronaut (STS 41, 53, 68, sk:88)
- 01-24Bart Gordon: (Rep-D-Tennessee, 1985- )
- 01-26Derek Holt: Rocker (Climax Blues Band)
- 01-26Paul Nurse: Dr / Director-General elect (Imperial Cancer Research Fund)
- 01-27Lifford: Viscount
- 01-28Thomas J Downey: (Rep-D-New York, 1975- )
- 01-30William King: Alabama, United States -- Soul trumpeteer (Commodores-Easy)
- 01-31Carol Hawkins: Actress (Dialing for Dingbats)
- 02-01Jimmy Lee Thorpe: Roxboro, North Carolina -- PGA golfer (1985 Greater Milwaukee Open)
People died in year of 1949
- 01-09Amilcare Zanella: Composer, dies at 75
- 01-15Black Dahlia: Murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)
- 01-15Pompeo Aloisi: Italian Baron / diplomat / senator, dies at 63
- 01-20Josephus T J Cuypers: Architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87
- 01-25Emil Axman: Composer, dies at 61
- 01-26Victor Fleming: Director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65
- 01-27Boris Asafiev: Composer, dies at 64
- 01-28Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist: Composer, dies at 62
- 01-31Henri de Vries [Hendricus Walterop]: Actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84
- 02-01Herbert Stothart: Composer, dies at 63
- 02-05Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa: Composer, dies at 50
- 02-08Franco Leoni: Composer, dies at 81
- 02-08Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin: Composer, dies at 54
- 02-09Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck: Composer, dies at 60
- 02-18Niceto A Zamora y Torres: Premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71
- 02-19Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx: Composer, dies at 83
- 02-21Ernest Walker: Composer, dies at 78
- 02-28Stanley Robert Marchant: Composer, dies at 65
- 03-11Juan Lamonte de Grignon: Composer, dies at 76
- 03-12Maria "Beppie" Bakker: Dutch actress / Wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95
- 03-17Felix Bressart: Actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54
- 03-25Hanns A Rauter: German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54
- 03-28Grigoras Dinicu: Composer, dies at 59
- 03-30Friedrich C R Bergius: Chemist (brown coal, Nobel 1931), dies at 64
- 04-03Basil Harwood: Composer, dies at 89
- 04-13C V France: Dies at 80
- 04-14Joseph A Cushman: US paleontologist, dies at 68
- 04-15Wallace Beery: US actor (The Champ), dies at 64
- 04-16Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka: Indon communist, executed at 54
- 04-18Leonard Bloomfield: Linguist / philosopher