Today in History for October 1947

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 45 of 45

1st - 1st helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca
1st - NHL Pension Society founded
1st - US control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends
1st - William Wister Haines' "Command Decision," premieres in NYC
1st - The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
2nd - "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 124 performances
2nd - Revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted
2nd - Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer
3rd - "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances
3rd - 1st telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed
3rd - WMAL (now WJLA) TV channel 7 in Washington, DC (ABC) begins
3rd - With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs & he lost game
4th - Negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5
5th - 1st Presidential address televised from White House- Harry Truman
5th - Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in World Series
6th - NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series
7th - Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series
9th - 1st telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane
9th - Julie Styne & Sam Cohn's musical "High Button Shoes," premieres in NYC for 727 performances
33rd US President Harry Truman 10th - "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances
10th - Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical "Allegro," premieres in NYC
11th - Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR
13th - "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres
13th - 1st NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 4-3 at Toronto
14th - Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)
14th - Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower
19th - De Gaulles RPF wins French municipal elections
20th - HUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood
20th - Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for 3 years
20th - Robinson Jeffer's "Medea," premieres in NYC
21st - Dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die
23rd - NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN
23rd - Husband & wife Dr Carl Cori & Dr Gerty Cori are 1st spouses to be awarded joint Nobel Prizes
24th - Series of forest fires $30 million of timber (New England States)
25th - "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs
25th - Bradman scores 156 for SA v the Indians, 152 mins, 22 fours
25th - Sam Breadon sells Cards to Robert Hannegan & Fred Saigh for $4M
26th - Maharajah of Jammu & Kashmir accedes to India
26th - The British Military Occupation ends in Iraq.
Comedian Groucho Marx 27th - "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio
27th - WMAR TV channel 2 in Baltimore, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting
29th - Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherland form Benelux Union
29th - Trial of art forger Han of Meegeren begins in Amsterdam
30th - 23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva
30th - Darius Milhauds 3rd Symphony "Hymnus Ambrosianus," premieres in Paris

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 70 of 70

1st - Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue)
1st - Martin Turner, rocker (Wishbone)
1st - Rob Davis, rocker
1st - Stephen Collins, Des Moines Iowa, actor (Star Trek I, Tattingers)
1st - Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist
1st - Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
3rd - 7th earl of Bradford, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
3rd - Lindsey Buckingham, rocker (Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk)
4th - James Fielder, Denton TX, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears)
4th - Ann Widdecombe, British politician
4th - Julien Clerc, French singer
5th - Brian Johnson, Australia, hard rocker (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie)
6th - Aleksandr Stepanovich Andryushkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
6th - Klaus Dibiasi, Italy, platform diver (Olympic-gold-1968, 72, 76)
8th - Emiel Puttemans, Flemish athlete
8th - Tony Wilson, Trinidad, rock vocalist (Hot Chocolate)
8th - Yelena Ivanovna Dobrokvashina, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15a)
9th - France Gall, French singer
9th - William E. McAnulty, Jr., American lawyer (d. 2007)
9th - Tony Zappone, American broadcaster, journalist, author, photographer
10th - Alan Rachins, Cambridge Mass, actor (Douglas-LA Law)
10th - Martin Ruane, English professional wrestler (d. 1998)
11th - Lucas Papademos, Greek economist
11th - Thomas Boswell, American sports columnist
12th - Chris Wallace, Chic Ill, newscaster (NBC Weekend News)
12th - George Lam, Hong Kong singer
13th - Sammy Hagar, Monterey CA, rock vocalist (Van Halen-Jump)
13th - Jerry Trupiano, American sports broadcaster
14th - Charlie Joiner, Many La, NFL receiver (Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego)
14th - Al Atkins, English musician (Judas Priest)
14th - Lukas Resetarits, Austrian cabaret artist
15th - Lynn Lowry, E St Louis Ill, actress (Cat People, Crazies)
16th - Bob Weir, SF California, guitarist (Grateful Dead-Uncle Joe's Band)
16th - David Zucker, Milwaukee WI, director (Airplane, Naked Gun, Top Secret)
17th - Charles A Ingene, macromarketing researcher
17th - Gene Green, (Rep-D-Texas)
17th - Lesley Sunderland, decorative artist
17th - Michael McKean, NYC, actor (Laverne & Shirley, Saturday Night Live, Spinal Tap)
18th - Joe Morton, NYC, actor (Hal-Grady, Abel Marsh-Another World)
18th - John Johnson, NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)
18th - Laura Nyro, Bronx, singer/songwriter (Eli's Coming, Stoney End)
18th - Luc Journet, Belgian physician (Order of Zonnetempel)
18th - Job Cohen, Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam
18th - Paul Chuckle, British comedian
19th - Wilbert Hart, US singer (Four Gents, Delfonics-Didn't I)
19th - Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian comic strip artist
21st - Younis Ahmed, cricketer (batted for Pakistan in 1969 & again in 1987)
22nd - Edward F Feighan, (Rep-D-OH, 1983- )
22nd - Lee Meredith, [Judith Lee Sauls], River Edge NJ, actress (Producers)
22nd - Neil Burton Rolnick, composer
22nd - Raymond Bachand, French-Canadian politician and businessman
22nd - Haley Barbour, American politician, governor of Mississippi
23rd - Greg Ridley, rocker
24th - Edgar Broughton, rocker
Actor Kevin Kline (24th) 24th - Kevin Kline, St Louis, actor (Sophie's Choice, Big Chill)
25th - Glenn Tipton, rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law)
25th - John Hall, rocker
26th - HillaryClinton, Chicago, lawyer/1st lady (1993-2001)
26th - Jaclyn Smith, Houston Tx, actress (Kelly-Charlie's Angel, Nightkill)
26th - Trevor Joyce, Irish poet
26th - Ian Ashley, British racing driver
26th - Hillary Clinton (Rodham), Chicago, Illinois, First Lady (1993-2001), Senator (New York, 2001-2009), Secretary of State (f. 2009)
27th - Terry Anderson, AP correspondent/US hostage held in Lebanon (1985-91)
28th - Tom Fitzsimmons, SF California, actor (Franklin-Paper Chase)
29th - Richard Dreyfuss, Bkln NY, actor (Jaws, Nuts, Mr Holland's Opus)
29th - Helen Coonan, Australian politician
30th - Chris Komar, dancer
30th - Timothy B Schmidt, Oakland CA, rocker (Eagles)
31st - Frank Shorter, Munich Germany, US marathoner (Oly-gold/silver-72, 76)
US First Lady and Politician Hillary Clinton (26th) 31st - Russ Ballard, rocker (Argent)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 9 of 9

2nd - Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
4th - Max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies
6th - Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60
8th - Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78
12th - Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42
13th - Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies
26th - Canon Edwin Sidney Savage, English rector (b. 1862)
29th - Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83
29th - Theodore Samuel Holland, composer, dies at 69