Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1947. This year saw 188 significant events. 46 notable figures were born. 7 notable figures passed away.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political thinker who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign…
Benelux agrees to work on related issues
The Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 59) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which nationalised, or brought into state control, the coal industry in the United…
French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection, named the "New Look"
The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan.
February 28 Massacre: Anti-government uprising in Taiwan is violently put down by Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang-led Republic of China government with the loss of 18,000-28,000 lives, beginning the White Terror
Rocket engineer Wernher von Braun (34) weds Maria Luise von Quistorp (18) at a Lutheran church in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.
Japan's post-war constitution goes into effect, granting universal suffrage, stripping Emperor Hirohito of all but symbolic power and outlawing Japan's right to make war
Communists seize power in Hungary
George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Debris found by a rancher in 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico, has become the basis for UFO conspiracy theories alleging that the United States military recovered a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft.
Pakistan gains independence from the United Kingdom
A dominion was a self-governing country that was part of the British Empire and then the British Commonwealth of Nations, especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
NY Giants set a season record for HRs by a club with 183 and end the season with 221
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and...
NY Yankees catcher Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history off Ralph Branca in the 7th inning of a 9-8 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 3
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
Film director D. W. Griffith (72) divorces actress Evelyn Baldwin (37) after 11 years of marriage
Meet the Press also known as Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is a weekly American television Sunday morning talk show broadcast on NBC.
American "Gilda" actress Rita Hayworth (28) divorces American actor-director-wunderkind Orson Welles (32) after just over 4 years of marriage
House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities finds "Hollywood Ten" in contempt for refusing to reveal whether they are communists
First systematic Hollywood blacklist is instituted, denying employment to American entertainment professionals with alleged communist ties or sympathies
American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (30) weds American jazz bass player Ray Brown (21); divorce in 1953
Bill France organizes the first meeting of influential racers and promoters in Daytona Beach, Florida, which leads to the formation of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
Estelle Gettleman, known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian.
Howdy Doody is an American children's television program (with circus and Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by Victor F. Campbell and E. Roger Muir.
American singing cowboy Roy Rogers (36) weds American singer and actress Dale Evans (35) at the Flying L Ranch in Davis, Oklahoma, his second marriage, her fourth, until his death in 1998
First opening session of Congress is televised; it does not happen again until 1977
An airline is a company that provides a regular service of air transportation for passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to supply these services.
Australia v England at MCG drawn in 6 days, 1st cricket draw in Australia since 1882
George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Pierre Benjamin Monteux (pronounced [pjɛʁ mɔ̃.tø]; 4 April 1875 – 1 July 1964) was a French (later American) conductor.
British stop ships Independence & In-Gathering from landing in Israel
Vincent Aurial elected President of France
Ammunition factory explodes in Muiden, Netherlands, 16 die
Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pirates (for $25-35,000)
SS Himera runs aground at Athens, kills 392
Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
Oscar-Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six.
KTLA (channel 5) is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship station of The CW.
NFL adds 5th official, the back judge and allows sudden death in playoffs
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Douglas DC-3 crashes shortly after takeoff from Kastrup Airport near Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 passengers and 6 crew members die
The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre, commonly called the Bay Psalm Book, is a metrical psalter first printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of christian-dems & communists
-81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)
Bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland
The end of the British Mandate for Palestine was formally made by way of the Palestine Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 27) of 29 April.
Jeen van den Berg (8 January 1928 – 8 October 2014) was a Dutch long track speed skating athlete primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1954.
Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia
Daytime fireball and meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia
Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism"
24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"
Chemical mixing error involving perchloric acid at a metal plating company causes explosion that kills 17, injures over a hundred, and destroys at least 11 buildings in Los Angeles, California
Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ
Allied Control Council, the governing body of post-World War II occupied Germany and Austria. abolishes the State of Prussia
French explorer Paul-Emile Victor founds French Polar Expeditions to oversee French scientific missions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
XB-45, 1st US 4-engine jet bomber, makes 1st test flight, Muroc, CA
The Kuomintang and Communist Party of China resume full-fledged Civil War.
Belgian government of Huysmans resigns
The 19th Academy Awards were held on March 13, 1947, honoring the films of 1946. The top awards portion of the ceremony was hosted by Jack Benny. The Best Years of Our Lives won seven of its eight...
John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in US Navy
Convair Liner, 1st US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman who thrice served as the prime minister of Belgium and later as the second secretary general of NATO.
Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and military commander who led the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 until his death in 1975.
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a species of baleen whale and the largest marine mammal in the rorqual family Balaenopteridae.
Agreement of Linggadjati ratified in Batavia
Carlo Terron's "Il diamente del profeta" premieres in Rome
Largest group of sunspots on record
Sunspots are temporary spots on the Sun's surface that are darker than the surrounding area.
Atomic Energy Commission confirmed
-17] Explosions & fire on French ship Grandcamp
AAU record for a 25-foot rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds
Frederik IX becomes King of Denmark
Vivian Ellis and A. P. Herbert' musical "Bless the Bride" opena at the Adelphia Theatre in London; runs for 886 performances
The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona.
League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Dunham Street (now known as East 66th Street) and Lexington Avenue in the Hough...
Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850M in damage
The year 1947 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1947.
BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire (Akron Ohio)
US Senate approves the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions
MLB Philadelphia A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
"Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece
PC Hooft prize forms for literature
Coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111 in Illinois
OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands
The Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.
Treaty drawn up for establishment of International Patent Institute
Saab Automobile AB () was a car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile.
British Amateur Women's Golf, Gullane GC: Babe Didrikson becomes first American to win event; beats England's Jacqueline Gordon 5 & 4
Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, close to Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox.
1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"
Earnest Reuter becomes mayor of Berlin
The 1947 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 73–81, 21 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
First plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1,004 kph) - Albert Boyd, Muroc, California
The Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.
12" rain in 42 mins (Holt, MO)
Compton and Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v South Africa
Flying saucers sighted over Mount Rainier by pilot Ken Arnold
98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands
Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s.
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched
Military coup discovered in France
,288 people, a record number, pass through Grand Central Terminal train station in NYC
Demolition begins for UN HQ in NYC
die when train derails and falls into a river in Canton, China
Bobo Newsom wins his 200th game, his first as a Yankee, and the Yankees' 18th straight in the nightcap Vic Raschi extends the streak to 19
From 1944 until 1948, Zionist militias and underground groups—including Haganah, Lehi, and Irgun—carried out a paramilitary campaign against British rule in Mandatory Palestine.
1st political action of Netherlands Army on Java and Sumatra
Indonesia begins 1st political election
-8°F (-22°C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record low temperature)
First US Navy air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island
The Romanian Communist Party was a communist party in Romania. It was founded in 1921, and became the founding and ruling party of the Communist Socialist Republic of Romania in 1947.
Gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, killing 10 women in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ewell Blackwell's record-breaking 16-game winning streak ends with a 5-4 loss to the New York Giants
Boxing in the 1940s in many ways reflected worldwide events that affected other endeavors as well. World War II raged early in the decade, and just like baseballers, many popular boxers went overseas...
The Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia due to UN pressure
The Bachianas Brasileiras (an approximate English translation might be Bach-inspired Brazilian pieces) are a series of nine suites by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written for various...
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) is an Indian civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The national flag of Pakistan, also known as the Flag of the Star and Crescent (پرچمِ ستارہ و ہلال), is made up of a green field with a stylized tilted white descending crescent moon and five-pointed...
GLEEP (Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile), the first experimental nuclear reactor in Western Europe, begins operation in Oxford, England
Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes in Cadiz, Spain, killing 300
J. Arens and D. van Dorpen synthesize vitamin A
Boston Braves hit a million in attendance for the first time
14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chicago Bears 0 (105,840 attendees)
US President Truman's daughter, Margaret, gives her first public singing concert
Marion Carl in D-558-I sets a world aircraft speed record of 1,047 km/h
Dodgers' Dan Bankhead, MLB's first African-American pitcher, hits a home run in his first MLB at-bat in a 16-3 loss to Pittsburgh at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, NYC
Parliamentary elections, which later became known as the "blue-ballot" elections, were held in Hungary on 31 August 1947.
Infielder Jack Lohrke hits NY Giants' 183rd homer of season in 2-1 win v Boston Braves; breaks NY Yankees MLB mark of 182 set in 1936
New York Yankees total 18 hits, all singles, to rout the Boston Red Sox 11-2 at Fenway Park
Champion Middlesex cricket batsman Denis Compton scores 101 for South of England in a tour match defeat to South Africa at Lord's, achieving his record 17th century of the English season
Battles between Hindus and Muslims in New Delhi, India
Pittsburgh's future Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder Ralph Kiner hits two home runs in the Pirates' 4-3 win over the Boston Braves at Forbes Field, recording his 8th home run in 4 games
First four-engined jet-propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Ohio
John Cobb sets a world auto speed record at 394.2 mph
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award established in 1946 by The Sporting News.
Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant as Chicago defeats St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a doubleheader
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue at 881 Seventh Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
Los Angeles Airways (LAA) was a helicopter airline founded in October 1947 by Clarence Belinn and based in Westchester, California, which offered service to area airports throughout Southern...
First telescope lens 200 inches (508 cm) in diameter is completed
First telephone conversation between occupants of a moving car and an airplane
Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR
Children's puppet TV program "Junior Jamboree", later renamed "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres locally on WBKB in Chicago, Illinois
De Gaulle's RPF wins French municipal elections
HUAC opens hearings into alleged communist influence in Hollywood
Robinson Jeffers' play "Medea," adapted from Euripides, premieres in New York City
Dutch Dakota explodes near Copenhagen, killing 16 people
Husband and wife Carl Cori and Gerty Cori are the first spouses to be awarded joint Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of the catalytic conversion of glycogen, alongside Bernardo Alberto Houssay
Series of forest fires burn over $30 million of timber across the New England States
Frederick Michael Saigh Jr. (pronounced "sigh") (1905–1999) was a lawyer, real estate investor, and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1948 through 1953.
Jammu and Kashmir, also known as Kashmir and Jammu, was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company from 1846 to 1858, and under the paramountcy (or tutelage) of the...
The Benelux Union (Dutch: Benelux Unie; French: Union Benelux; German: Benelux-Union; Luxembourgish: Benelux-Unioun West Frisian: Benelúks Uny) or Benelux is a politico-economic union, alliance and...
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a legal agreement between many countries, whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or eliminating trade barriers such...
Darius Milhaud's 3rd Symphony, "Hymnus Ambrosianus," premieres in Paris
First Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii
After just 6 games of the season, Chicago Blackhawks trade NHL scoring leader Max Bentley along with Cy Thomas to Toronto Maple Leafs for Gus Bodnar, Bud Poile, Gaye Stewart, Bob Goldham, and Ernie Dickens
KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal
15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of Nazis
The Screen Actors Guild in the US implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath
" mirror arrives at Mt Palomar Observatory, California
1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (New Jersey)
Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mediator Dei (Mediator [between] God), the first devoted entirely to liturgy
Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to win National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title
French government of Schumann forms
Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)
The region of Palestine is part of the Levant, a land bridge between Africa and Eurasia that has traditionally served as the "crossroads of Western Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Northeast...
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
13th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame (QB)
USSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union
Menahem Presser (19) makes his Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, under Eugene Ormandy's direction (NYC)
American physiologists Joseph Erlanger and Herbert Gasser presented with Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm (awarded 1944), for research into nerve function
Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected
United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL
Maine Turnpike opens to traffic
Harry Vincent Gilmer Jr. (April 14, 1926 – August 20, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington...
A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution.
The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fifth and current constitution of the Republic of China (ROC), ratified by the Kuomintang during the Constituent National Assembly session on 25...
The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century.
From 1944 until 1948, Zionist militias and underground groups—including Haganah, Lehi, and Irgun—carried out a paramilitary campaign against British rule in Mandatory Palestine.
King Michael of Romania, forced by Communists abdicates his throne, sending him into exlie
David Bowie, English musician, known for english musician and actor, was born on 1947-01-08.
Nolan Ryan athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1947-01-31. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports…
Farrah Fawcett, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1947-02-02. Farrah Fawcett was an American actress.
Darrell Waltrip, American athlete, known for american racing driver and commentator, was born on 1947-02-05.
Rob Reiner, American filmmaker and actor, known for american filmmaker and actor, was born on 1947-03-06. Robert Reiner (March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor.
David Gilmour, English musician, known for english musician, was born on 1947-03-06. David Jon Gilmour is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd.
Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer, and dancer, known for american actress, singer, and dancer, was born on 1947-03-12.
Al Green, American musician, known for american soul singer, songwriter and pastor, was born on 1947-04-13.
Donovan, Scottish musician, known for scottish musician, was born on 1947-05-10. Donovan Phillips Leitch, known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer.
Reggie Jackson, American athlete, known for american baseball player and coach, was born on 1947-05-18.
Cher, American singer and actress, known for american singer and actress, was born on 1947-05-20. Cher ( SHAIR; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress.
Brian Cox, Scottish actor, known for scottish actor, was born on 1947-06-01. Brian Denis Cox is a Scottish actor.
Donald Trump is born
Pete Maravich, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1947-06-22.
Michael Milken, American financier, racketeer and securities fraudster, known for american financier, racketeer and securities fraudster, was born on 1947-07-04.
George W. Bush is born
Sylvester Stallone, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1947-07-06.
Linda Ronstadt, American singer, known for american singer, was born on 1947-07-15.
Ilie Năstase, Romanian athlete, known for romanian tennis player, was born on 1947-07-19. Ilie Theodoriu Năstase is a Romanian former professional tennis player.
Danny Glover, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1947-07-22. Danny Glover ( GLUV-ər; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, producer, and political activist.
Ken Dryden, Canadian athlete, known for canadian hockey player and politician, was born on 1947-08-08.
Janet Yellen, American economist and government official, known for american economist and government official, was born on 1947-08-13.
Bill Clinton is born
Barry Gibb, British musician, known for british musician, was born on 1947-09-01. Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb is a British musician, singer and songwriter.
Sylvester James Jr. is born
Oliver Stone, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1947-09-15. William Oliver StoneSeptember 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker.
Tommy Lee Jones, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1947-09-15. Thomas Lee Jones is an American actor, film director, and former football player.
Susan Sarandon, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1947-10-04. Susan Abigail Sarandon ( sə-RAN-dən; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actor.
Pat Sajak, American television host, known for american television host, was born on 1947-10-26.
Sally Field, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1947-11-06. Sally Margaret Field is an American actress.
José Carreras, Spanish musician, known for spanish tenor, was born on 1947-12-05. Josep Maria Carreras Coll, better known as José Carreras, is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for…
Gregg Allman, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1947-12-08. Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.
Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian racing driver, was born on 1947-12-12.
Stan Smith, American athlete, known for american tennis player, was born on 1947-12-14. Stanley Roger Smith is an American former professional tennis player. A world No.
Benny Andersson, Swedish musician, known for swedish musician and composer, was born on 1947-12-16.
Eugene Levy, Canadian actor and comedian, known for canadian actor and comedian, was born on 1947-12-17. Eugene Levy is a Canadian actor and comedian.
Steven Spielberg, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1947-12-18. Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker.
Dick Wolf, American television producer, known for american television producer, was born on 1947-12-20.
Uri Geller, British israeli-british illusionist and self-proclaimed psychic, known for israeli-british illusionist and self-proclaimed psychic, was born on 1947-12-20.
Susan Lucci, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1947-12-23. Susan Victoria Lucci is an American actress.
Jeff Sessions, American politician and attorney, known for american politician and attorney, was born on 1947-12-24.
Laffit Pincay Jr. athlete, known for panamanian jockey, was born on 1947-12-29. Laffit Alejandro Pincay Jr.
Diane von Furstenberg, Belgian fashion designer, known for belgian fashion designer, was born on 1947-12-31. Diane von Fürstenberg is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress.
Carl XVI Gustaf is born
Octavia E. Butler, American science fiction writer, known for american science fiction writer, was born on 1947-06-22.
P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist and journalist, known for american political satirist and journalist, was born on 1947-11-14.
Elizabeth Short, American murder victim, known for american murder victim, died on 1947-01-15. Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – c.
Josh Gibson, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 1947-01-20.
Henry Ford, American business magnate, known for american business magnate, died on 1947-04-07. Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate.
Harry Gordon Selfridge retail magnate, known for american retail magnate, died on 1947-05-08. Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr.
Maxwell Perkins dies
Ettore Bugatti, Italian italian-born french automobile designer and manufacturer, known for italian-born french automobile designer and manufacturer, died on 1947-08-21.
Fiorello La Guardia, American politician, known for american politician, died on 1947-09-20.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political thinker who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign…
Benelux agrees to work on related issues
The Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 59) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which nationalised, or brought into state control, the coal industry in the United…
French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection, named the "New Look"
The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan.
February 28 Massacre: Anti-government uprising in Taiwan is violently put down by Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang-led Republic of China government with the loss of 18,000-28,000 lives, beginning the White Terror
Rocket engineer Wernher von Braun (34) weds Maria Luise von Quistorp (18) at a Lutheran church in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.
Japan's post-war constitution goes into effect, granting universal suffrage, stripping Emperor Hirohito of all but symbolic power and outlawing Japan's right to make war
Communists seize power in Hungary
George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Debris found by a rancher in 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico, has become the basis for UFO conspiracy theories alleging that the United States military recovered a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft.
Pakistan gains independence from the United Kingdom
A dominion was a self-governing country that was part of the British Empire and then the British Commonwealth of Nations, especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
NY Giants set a season record for HRs by a club with 183 and end the season with 221
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and...
NY Yankees catcher Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history off Ralph Branca in the 7th inning of a 9-8 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 3
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
Film director D. W. Griffith (72) divorces actress Evelyn Baldwin (37) after 11 years of marriage
Meet the Press also known as Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is a weekly American television Sunday morning talk show broadcast on NBC.
American "Gilda" actress Rita Hayworth (28) divorces American actor-director-wunderkind Orson Welles (32) after just over 4 years of marriage
House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities finds "Hollywood Ten" in contempt for refusing to reveal whether they are communists
First systematic Hollywood blacklist is instituted, denying employment to American entertainment professionals with alleged communist ties or sympathies
American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (30) weds American jazz bass player Ray Brown (21); divorce in 1953
Bill France organizes the first meeting of influential racers and promoters in Daytona Beach, Florida, which leads to the formation of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
Estelle Gettleman, known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian.
Howdy Doody is an American children's television program (with circus and Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by Victor F. Campbell and E. Roger Muir.
American singing cowboy Roy Rogers (36) weds American singer and actress Dale Evans (35) at the Flying L Ranch in Davis, Oklahoma, his second marriage, her fourth, until his death in 1998
First opening session of Congress is televised; it does not happen again until 1977
An airline is a company that provides a regular service of air transportation for passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to supply these services.
Australia v England at MCG drawn in 6 days, 1st cricket draw in Australia since 1882
George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Pierre Benjamin Monteux (pronounced [pjɛʁ mɔ̃.tø]; 4 April 1875 – 1 July 1964) was a French (later American) conductor.
British stop ships Independence & In-Gathering from landing in Israel
Vincent Aurial elected President of France
Ammunition factory explodes in Muiden, Netherlands, 16 die
Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pirates (for $25-35,000)
SS Himera runs aground at Athens, kills 392
Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
Oscar-Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six.
KTLA (channel 5) is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship station of The CW.
NFL adds 5th official, the back judge and allows sudden death in playoffs
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Douglas DC-3 crashes shortly after takeoff from Kastrup Airport near Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 passengers and 6 crew members die
The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre, commonly called the Bay Psalm Book, is a metrical psalter first printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of christian-dems & communists
-81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)
Bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland
The end of the British Mandate for Palestine was formally made by way of the Palestine Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 27) of 29 April.
Jeen van den Berg (8 January 1928 – 8 October 2014) was a Dutch long track speed skating athlete primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1954.
Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia
Daytime fireball and meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia
Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism"
24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"
Chemical mixing error involving perchloric acid at a metal plating company causes explosion that kills 17, injures over a hundred, and destroys at least 11 buildings in Los Angeles, California
Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ
Allied Control Council, the governing body of post-World War II occupied Germany and Austria. abolishes the State of Prussia
French explorer Paul-Emile Victor founds French Polar Expeditions to oversee French scientific missions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
XB-45, 1st US 4-engine jet bomber, makes 1st test flight, Muroc, CA
The Kuomintang and Communist Party of China resume full-fledged Civil War.
Belgian government of Huysmans resigns
The 19th Academy Awards were held on March 13, 1947, honoring the films of 1946. The top awards portion of the ceremony was hosted by Jack Benny. The Best Years of Our Lives won seven of its eight...
John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in US Navy
Convair Liner, 1st US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman who thrice served as the prime minister of Belgium and later as the second secretary general of NATO.
Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and military commander who led the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 until his death in 1975.
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a species of baleen whale and the largest marine mammal in the rorqual family Balaenopteridae.
Agreement of Linggadjati ratified in Batavia
Carlo Terron's "Il diamente del profeta" premieres in Rome
Largest group of sunspots on record
Sunspots are temporary spots on the Sun's surface that are darker than the surrounding area.
Atomic Energy Commission confirmed
-17] Explosions & fire on French ship Grandcamp
AAU record for a 25-foot rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds
Frederik IX becomes King of Denmark
Vivian Ellis and A. P. Herbert' musical "Bless the Bride" opena at the Adelphia Theatre in London; runs for 886 performances
The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona.
League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Dunham Street (now known as East 66th Street) and Lexington Avenue in the Hough...
Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850M in damage
The year 1947 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1947.
BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire (Akron Ohio)
US Senate approves the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions
MLB Philadelphia A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
"Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece
PC Hooft prize forms for literature
Coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111 in Illinois
OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands
The Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.
Treaty drawn up for establishment of International Patent Institute
Saab Automobile AB () was a car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile.
British Amateur Women's Golf, Gullane GC: Babe Didrikson becomes first American to win event; beats England's Jacqueline Gordon 5 & 4
Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, close to Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox.
1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"
Earnest Reuter becomes mayor of Berlin
The 1947 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 73–81, 21 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
First plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1,004 kph) - Albert Boyd, Muroc, California
The Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.
12" rain in 42 mins (Holt, MO)
Compton and Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v South Africa
Flying saucers sighted over Mount Rainier by pilot Ken Arnold
98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands
Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s.
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched
Military coup discovered in France
,288 people, a record number, pass through Grand Central Terminal train station in NYC
Demolition begins for UN HQ in NYC
die when train derails and falls into a river in Canton, China
Bobo Newsom wins his 200th game, his first as a Yankee, and the Yankees' 18th straight in the nightcap Vic Raschi extends the streak to 19
From 1944 until 1948, Zionist militias and underground groups—including Haganah, Lehi, and Irgun—carried out a paramilitary campaign against British rule in Mandatory Palestine.
1st political action of Netherlands Army on Java and Sumatra
Indonesia begins 1st political election
-8°F (-22°C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record low temperature)
First US Navy air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island
The Romanian Communist Party was a communist party in Romania. It was founded in 1921, and became the founding and ruling party of the Communist Socialist Republic of Romania in 1947.
Gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, killing 10 women in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ewell Blackwell's record-breaking 16-game winning streak ends with a 5-4 loss to the New York Giants
Boxing in the 1940s in many ways reflected worldwide events that affected other endeavors as well. World War II raged early in the decade, and just like baseballers, many popular boxers went overseas...
The Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia due to UN pressure
The Bachianas Brasileiras (an approximate English translation might be Bach-inspired Brazilian pieces) are a series of nine suites by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written for various...
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) is an Indian civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The national flag of Pakistan, also known as the Flag of the Star and Crescent (پرچمِ ستارہ و ہلال), is made up of a green field with a stylized tilted white descending crescent moon and five-pointed...
GLEEP (Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile), the first experimental nuclear reactor in Western Europe, begins operation in Oxford, England
Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes in Cadiz, Spain, killing 300
J. Arens and D. van Dorpen synthesize vitamin A
Boston Braves hit a million in attendance for the first time
14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chicago Bears 0 (105,840 attendees)
US President Truman's daughter, Margaret, gives her first public singing concert
Marion Carl in D-558-I sets a world aircraft speed record of 1,047 km/h
Dodgers' Dan Bankhead, MLB's first African-American pitcher, hits a home run in his first MLB at-bat in a 16-3 loss to Pittsburgh at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, NYC
Parliamentary elections, which later became known as the "blue-ballot" elections, were held in Hungary on 31 August 1947.
Infielder Jack Lohrke hits NY Giants' 183rd homer of season in 2-1 win v Boston Braves; breaks NY Yankees MLB mark of 182 set in 1936
New York Yankees total 18 hits, all singles, to rout the Boston Red Sox 11-2 at Fenway Park
Champion Middlesex cricket batsman Denis Compton scores 101 for South of England in a tour match defeat to South Africa at Lord's, achieving his record 17th century of the English season
Battles between Hindus and Muslims in New Delhi, India
Pittsburgh's future Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder Ralph Kiner hits two home runs in the Pirates' 4-3 win over the Boston Braves at Forbes Field, recording his 8th home run in 4 games
First four-engined jet-propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Ohio
John Cobb sets a world auto speed record at 394.2 mph
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award established in 1946 by The Sporting News.
Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant as Chicago defeats St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a doubleheader
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue at 881 Seventh Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
Los Angeles Airways (LAA) was a helicopter airline founded in October 1947 by Clarence Belinn and based in Westchester, California, which offered service to area airports throughout Southern...
First telescope lens 200 inches (508 cm) in diameter is completed
First telephone conversation between occupants of a moving car and an airplane
Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR
Children's puppet TV program "Junior Jamboree", later renamed "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres locally on WBKB in Chicago, Illinois
De Gaulle's RPF wins French municipal elections
HUAC opens hearings into alleged communist influence in Hollywood
Robinson Jeffers' play "Medea," adapted from Euripides, premieres in New York City
Dutch Dakota explodes near Copenhagen, killing 16 people
Husband and wife Carl Cori and Gerty Cori are the first spouses to be awarded joint Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of the catalytic conversion of glycogen, alongside Bernardo Alberto Houssay
Series of forest fires burn over $30 million of timber across the New England States
Frederick Michael Saigh Jr. (pronounced "sigh") (1905–1999) was a lawyer, real estate investor, and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1948 through 1953.
Jammu and Kashmir, also known as Kashmir and Jammu, was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company from 1846 to 1858, and under the paramountcy (or tutelage) of the...
The Benelux Union (Dutch: Benelux Unie; French: Union Benelux; German: Benelux-Union; Luxembourgish: Benelux-Unioun West Frisian: Benelúks Uny) or Benelux is a politico-economic union, alliance and...
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a legal agreement between many countries, whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or eliminating trade barriers such...
Darius Milhaud's 3rd Symphony, "Hymnus Ambrosianus," premieres in Paris
First Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii
After just 6 games of the season, Chicago Blackhawks trade NHL scoring leader Max Bentley along with Cy Thomas to Toronto Maple Leafs for Gus Bodnar, Bud Poile, Gaye Stewart, Bob Goldham, and Ernie Dickens
KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal
15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of Nazis
The Screen Actors Guild in the US implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath
" mirror arrives at Mt Palomar Observatory, California
1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (New Jersey)
Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mediator Dei (Mediator [between] God), the first devoted entirely to liturgy
Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to win National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title
French government of Schumann forms
Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)
The region of Palestine is part of the Levant, a land bridge between Africa and Eurasia that has traditionally served as the "crossroads of Western Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Northeast...
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
13th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame (QB)
USSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union
Menahem Presser (19) makes his Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, under Eugene Ormandy's direction (NYC)
American physiologists Joseph Erlanger and Herbert Gasser presented with Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm (awarded 1944), for research into nerve function
Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected
United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL
Maine Turnpike opens to traffic
Harry Vincent Gilmer Jr. (April 14, 1926 – August 20, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington...
A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution.
The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fifth and current constitution of the Republic of China (ROC), ratified by the Kuomintang during the Constituent National Assembly session on 25...
The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century.
From 1944 until 1948, Zionist militias and underground groups—including Haganah, Lehi, and Irgun—carried out a paramilitary campaign against British rule in Mandatory Palestine.
King Michael of Romania, forced by Communists abdicates his throne, sending him into exlie
David Bowie, English musician, known for english musician and actor, was born on 1947-01-08.
Nolan Ryan athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1947-01-31. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports…
Farrah Fawcett, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1947-02-02. Farrah Fawcett was an American actress.
Darrell Waltrip, American athlete, known for american racing driver and commentator, was born on 1947-02-05.
Rob Reiner, American filmmaker and actor, known for american filmmaker and actor, was born on 1947-03-06. Robert Reiner (March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor.
David Gilmour, English musician, known for english musician, was born on 1947-03-06. David Jon Gilmour is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd.
Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer, and dancer, known for american actress, singer, and dancer, was born on 1947-03-12.
Al Green, American musician, known for american soul singer, songwriter and pastor, was born on 1947-04-13.
Donovan, Scottish musician, known for scottish musician, was born on 1947-05-10. Donovan Phillips Leitch, known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer.
Reggie Jackson, American athlete, known for american baseball player and coach, was born on 1947-05-18.
Cher, American singer and actress, known for american singer and actress, was born on 1947-05-20. Cher ( SHAIR; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress.
Brian Cox, Scottish actor, known for scottish actor, was born on 1947-06-01. Brian Denis Cox is a Scottish actor.
Donald Trump is born
Pete Maravich, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1947-06-22.
Michael Milken, American financier, racketeer and securities fraudster, known for american financier, racketeer and securities fraudster, was born on 1947-07-04.
George W. Bush is born
Sylvester Stallone, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1947-07-06.
Linda Ronstadt, American singer, known for american singer, was born on 1947-07-15.
Ilie Năstase, Romanian athlete, known for romanian tennis player, was born on 1947-07-19. Ilie Theodoriu Năstase is a Romanian former professional tennis player.
Danny Glover, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1947-07-22. Danny Glover ( GLUV-ər; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, producer, and political activist.
Ken Dryden, Canadian athlete, known for canadian hockey player and politician, was born on 1947-08-08.
Janet Yellen, American economist and government official, known for american economist and government official, was born on 1947-08-13.
Bill Clinton is born
Barry Gibb, British musician, known for british musician, was born on 1947-09-01. Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb is a British musician, singer and songwriter.
Sylvester James Jr. is born
Oliver Stone, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1947-09-15. William Oliver StoneSeptember 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker.
Tommy Lee Jones, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1947-09-15. Thomas Lee Jones is an American actor, film director, and former football player.
Susan Sarandon, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1947-10-04. Susan Abigail Sarandon ( sə-RAN-dən; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actor.
Pat Sajak, American television host, known for american television host, was born on 1947-10-26.
Sally Field, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1947-11-06. Sally Margaret Field is an American actress.
José Carreras, Spanish musician, known for spanish tenor, was born on 1947-12-05. Josep Maria Carreras Coll, better known as José Carreras, is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for…
Gregg Allman, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1947-12-08. Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.
Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian racing driver, was born on 1947-12-12.
Stan Smith, American athlete, known for american tennis player, was born on 1947-12-14. Stanley Roger Smith is an American former professional tennis player. A world No.
Benny Andersson, Swedish musician, known for swedish musician and composer, was born on 1947-12-16.
Eugene Levy, Canadian actor and comedian, known for canadian actor and comedian, was born on 1947-12-17. Eugene Levy is a Canadian actor and comedian.
Steven Spielberg, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1947-12-18. Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker.
Dick Wolf, American television producer, known for american television producer, was born on 1947-12-20.
Uri Geller, British israeli-british illusionist and self-proclaimed psychic, known for israeli-british illusionist and self-proclaimed psychic, was born on 1947-12-20.
Susan Lucci, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1947-12-23. Susan Victoria Lucci is an American actress.
Jeff Sessions, American politician and attorney, known for american politician and attorney, was born on 1947-12-24.
Laffit Pincay Jr. athlete, known for panamanian jockey, was born on 1947-12-29. Laffit Alejandro Pincay Jr.
Diane von Furstenberg, Belgian fashion designer, known for belgian fashion designer, was born on 1947-12-31. Diane von Fürstenberg is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress.
Carl XVI Gustaf is born
Octavia E. Butler, American science fiction writer, known for american science fiction writer, was born on 1947-06-22.
P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist and journalist, known for american political satirist and journalist, was born on 1947-11-14.
Elizabeth Short, American murder victim, known for american murder victim, died on 1947-01-15. Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – c.
Josh Gibson, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 1947-01-20.
Henry Ford, American business magnate, known for american business magnate, died on 1947-04-07. Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate.
Harry Gordon Selfridge retail magnate, known for american retail magnate, died on 1947-05-08. Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr.
Maxwell Perkins dies
Ettore Bugatti, Italian italian-born french automobile designer and manufacturer, known for italian-born french automobile designer and manufacturer, died on 1947-08-21.
Fiorello La Guardia, American politician, known for american politician, died on 1947-09-20.