Today in History for December 1947

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 33 of 33

1st - Bradman scores 185 in the 1st Cricket Test v India at the Gabba
1st - India cricket all out for 58 v Australia at the Gabba, Toshack 5-2
2nd - 13th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lujack, Notre Dame (QB)
3rd - Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in NYC
4th - USSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union
5th - Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
6th - The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
8th - "Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater NYC for 11 perfs
10th - USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement
11th - "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances
11th - Bob Hilliard/Carl Sigman's musical "Angel in Wings," premieres in NYC
11th - Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected
12th - United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL
13th - "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs
13th - Maine Turnpike opens to traffic
14th - Cleveland Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game
14th - The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is founded in Daytona Beach, Florida.
17th - NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow
17th - WEWS TV channel 5 in Cleveland, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
Playwright Tennessee Williams 18th - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax
22nd - Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution
23rd - Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs
25th - Taiwan passes Human Rights laws (Day of Earth Law)
25th - The Constitution of the Republic of China goes into effect.
26th - "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances
26th - British transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia
26th - Heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries NYC under 25.8" of snow in 16 hrs That same day, LA set a record high of 84°F
27th - 1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC
28th - Chic Cards beat Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game
29th - Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine
30th - 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)
30th - King Michael of Romania, forced by communists abdicates his throne
30th - Romanian republic proclaimed

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 74 of 74

1st - Alain Bashung, French singer
1st - Bob Fulton, English-born Australian rugby league footballer
2nd - Dhiraj Parsana, cricket pace bowler (Indian v WI 1978-79)
2nd - Michael Green, English TV/video producer
2nd - Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist
2nd - Tommy Jenkins, English football player
4th - Ursula Krechel, writer
4th - Terry Woods, Irish musician (The Pogues, Steeleye Span)
5th - Jim Messina, rocker (Loggins & Messina-Your Mamma Don't Dance)
5th - Jim Plunkett, San Jose, CA, NFL quarterback (New England, Oakland)
5th - Jugderdemidjin Gurragcha, Mongolia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 39)
5th - Bruce Golding, Jamaican politician
5th - Tony Gregory, Irish politician
5th - Jim Plunkett, American football player
6th - Miroslav Vitous, rocker
6th - Lawrence Cannon, Canadian politician
7th - Johnny Bench, baseball catcher (Reds)
7th - Mino Reitano, Italian entertainer
7th - Peter de Jong, Dutch actor (Maxi-Mini & Maxi)
7th - Vincent Baggetta, Paterson NJ, actor (Lou-Chicago Story)
7th - Tony Thomas, American TV and film producer
8th - Belinda Balaski, Inglewood CA, actor (Cannonball, Proud Men, Howling)
8th - Frans Leijnse, Dutch politician (PvdA 2nd Chamber)
8th - Geoff Daking, rocker
8th - Gregg Allman, Nashville, guitarist/vocalist (Allman Brothers Band)
8th - Thomas R. Cech, American chemist, Nobel laureate
8th - Kati-Claudia Fofonoff, Skolt Sámi writer
9th - Tom Daschle, American politician
9th - Jaak Jõerüüt, Soviet-born Estonian politician
10th - Sinaida Woronin, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-gold/silver/2 bronze-1968)
10th - Douglas Kenney, American humorist (d. 1980)
10th - Rəsul Quliyev, Azerbaijani politician
11th - Tom Fuccello, Newark NJ, actor (Dave-Dallas)
12th - Ralph Scala, rocker
13th - Les Joslin, cricketer (Test as batsman for Australia 1968, made 7 & 2)
13th - Darlene Cates, American actress
14th - Christopher Parkening, LA California, guitarist (transcribed sacred music)
14th - Linda Sutton, English artist
15th - Rodney Bingenheimer, Pioneering American radio personality
16th - Ben Cross, England, actor (Chariots of Fire, Far Pavillions)
16th - Vincent Matthews, US, 400m dash (Olympic-gold-1972)
16th - Ben Cross, English actor
17th - Marilyn Hassett, LA Ca
17th - Simon Bates, English DJ
17th - Wes Studi, actor (Last of the Mohicans)
18th - Eddie Antar, founder/CEO (Crazy Eddie Electronics Store)
19th - Janie Fricke, South Whitley In, singer (It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy)
20th - Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer
20th - Peter Criss[coula], Bkln NY, rocker (Kiss-Beth)
21st - Paco de Lucía, Spanish musician
22nd - Brian C Daley, US, sci-fi author (Exploits of Han Solo, Tron)
22nd - Dilip Doshi, cricketer (India's main slow lefty post-Bedi)
23rd - Bill Rodgers, marathon runner (Boston, NY)
24th - Kevin Sheedy, coach of Australian Football League club Essendon FC
25th - Connie Petracek, Chambersburg PA, pistol shooter (Olympics 92, 96)
26th - Carlton Fisk, Vermont, all star catcher (Red Sox, White Sox)
26th - Joyce Jillson, Cranston RI, psychic/actress (Superchick)
26th - James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
27th - Peter Criss, rocker (Kiss-Beth)
27th - Bill Eadie, professional wrestler known as "Ax" of Demolition
27th - Janet Perry, American soprano
27th - Willy Polleunis, Belgian athlete
28th - Andrew Olle, broadcaster
28th - Aurelio Rodriguez, baseball player
28th - Dick Diamonde, [Van Der Sluys], Hilversum, rock bassist (Easybeats)
29th - Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP)
29th - Ted Danson, SD California, actor (Sam Malone-Cheers, 3 Men & a Baby)
29th - Vincent Winter, British actor (d. 1998)
30th - Jeff Lynne, rocker (ELO-Telephone Line, Travelling Wilburys)
30th - Michael Burns, Mineola LI, actor (Barnaby West-Wagon Train)
30th - Stephanus S "Tian" van Merwe, leader (South Africa Democratic Party)
31st - Burton Cummings, rock guitarist (Guess Who-These Eyes)
31st - Tim Matheson, California, actor (Animal House, Fletch, Up the Creek)
31st - Rita Lee, Brazilian Rock Star

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

5th - "Spiderman" creator Stan Lee (24) weds Joan Clayton Boocock

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 15 of 15

1st - Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72
1st - Hardy, mathematician, dies
7th - Nicholas M. Butler, American university president, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1862)
7th - Tristan Bernard, French playwright and novelist (b. 1866)
13th - Nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874)
14th - Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84
14th - Stanley Baldwin, English premier (1923, 24-29, 35-37), dies at 80
14th - Edward Higgins, General of The Salvation Army (b. 1864)
15th - Arthur Machen, Welsh author (b. 1863)
22nd - Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (b. 1902)
25th - Gaspar G. Bacon, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)
28th - Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78
29th - Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78
30th - Han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58
31st - Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79