What Happened In January 1947 In History

Historical Events for January, 1947

• 1st » The American and British occupation zones in Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, that later became West Germany.
• 1st » The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
• 3rd » Proceedings of the United States Congress called U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
• 6th » Pan American World Airways or Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world.
• 9th » Elizabeth "Betty" Short, the Black Dahlia, is last seen alive.
• 22nd » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California.
• 24th » Greek banker Dimitrios Maximos becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
• 25th » Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. or Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1947

• 1st » Jon Corzine, American politician, 54th Governor of New Jersey
• 1st » Leonard Thompson (golfer) e.g Leonard Thompson, American golfer
• 2nd » Jack Hanna, American zoologist
• 2nd » Calvin Hill, American football player
• 2nd » David Shapiro (poet) named David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic
• 2nd » Valery Shary, Belarusian weightlifter
• 3rd » Zulema, American singer-songwriter (Faith Hope and Charity (US band) known as Faith Hope and Charity) (d. 2013)
• 4th » Chris Cutler, American-English drummer and songwriter (Henry Cow, Art Bears, News from Babel, Cassiber, The Science Group, and Brainville (band) or Brainville)
• 4th » Doc Neeson, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter (The Angels (Australian band) called The Angels) (d. 2014)
• 4th » Rick Stein, English chef and author
• 5th » Mike DeWine, American politician, 50th Attorney General of Ohio
• 5th » Mercury Morris, American football player
• 6th » Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, and Strawbs) (d. 1978)
• 6th » Ian Millar, Canadian horse rider
• 7th » Shobhaa De, Indian journalist and author
• 7th » Tony Elliott (publisher) or Tony Elliott, English publisher
• 7th » Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, Iranian setar player (d. 2014)
• 8th » Don Bendell, American author
• 8th » William Bonin, American serial killer and sex offender (d. 1996)
• 8th » David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Riot Squad, Tin Machine, The Hype (David Bowie band) or The Hype, and Arnold Corns)
• 8th » Samuel Schmid, Swiss politician
• 8th » Terry Sylvester, English singer and guitarist (The Escorts (Liverpool band) e.g The Escorts, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Hollies)
• 8th » Laurie Walters, American actress
• 8th » Luke Williams (wrestler) known as Luke Williams, New Zealand wrestler
• 9th » Ronnie Landfield, American painter
• 10th » Arlene Ackerman (educator) or Arlene Ackerman, American educator (d. 2013)
• 10th » George Alec Effinger, American author (d. 2002)
• 10th » Matthew Oakeshott, Baron Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, English banker and politician
• 10th » Peer Steinbrück, German politician
• 10th » Tiit Vähi, Estonian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Estonia
• 11th » Anna Calder-Marshall, English actress
• 12th » Richard Carwardine, English historian and academic
• 12th » Tom Dempsey, American football player
• 12th » Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee, English politician
• 13th » John Lees (musician) e.g John Lees, English guitarist (Barclay James Harvest)
• 13th » Jacek Majchrowski, polish historian, lawyer, and politician
• 13th » Carles Rexach, Spanish-Catalan footballer and coach
• 14th » Taylor Branch, American historian and author
• 14th » Bev Perdue, American politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina
• 14th » Lembit Sibul, Estonian actor and journalist (d. 2001)
• 14th » Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (d. 2003)
• 15th » Mary Hogg, English lawyer and judge
• 15th » Andrea Martin, American-Canadian actress
• 15th » Pete Waterman, English songwriter and producer
• 16th » Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy, English academic and politician
• 16th » Magdalen Nabb, English author (d. 2007)
• 16th » Sara Jane Olson, American criminal
• 16th » Harvey Proctor, English politician
• 16th » Laura Schlessinger, American physiologist, talk show host, and author
• 16th » Harald Stabell, Norwegian lawyer
• 17th » Jane Elliot, American actress
• 17th » Alain Payet, French pornographic movie director (d. 2007)
• 19th » Frank Aarebrot, Norwegian political scientist and academic
• 19th » Christine Allsopp, English priest
• 19th » Ann Compton, American journalist
• 19th » Paula Deen, American chef and author
• 19th » Rod Evans, English singer-songwriter (Deep Purple and Captain Beyond)
• 19th » Patricia Hodgson, English broadcaster
• 19th » Elena Nathanael, Greek actress (d. 2008)
• 20th » Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist
• 21st » Jill Eikenberry, American actress
• 21st » Pye Hastings, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Caravan (band) or Caravan)
• 21st » Michel Jonasz, French singer-songwriter and actor
• 21st » Jonathan Meades, English journalist and author
• 22nd » Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director
• 23rd » Mary Arden (judge) named Mary Arden, English judge
• 23rd » Tom Carper, American politician, 71st Governor of Delaware
• 23rd » Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian politician, 5th President of Indonesia
• 24th » Michio Kaku, Japanese-American physicist
• 24th » Masashi Ozaki, Japanese golfer
• 24th » Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (Hindu Love Gods (band) called Hindu Love Gods and lyme and cybelle) (d. 2003)
• 25th » Tostão, Brazilian footballer
• 25th » Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 26th » Patrick Dewaere, French actor (d. 1982)
• 26th » Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic
• 26th » Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager
• 26th » Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter
• 27th » Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hoola Bandoola Band) (d. 1999)
• 27th » Vyron Polydoras, Greek politician
• 27th » Cal Schenkel, American illustrator
• 27th » Philip Sugden (historian) known as Philip Sugden, English historian (d. 2014)
• 28th » Jeanne Shaheen, American politician, 78th Governor of New Hampshire
• 29th » Linda B. Buck, American biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate
• 29th » David Byron, English singer-songwriter (Uriah Heep (band) or Uriah Heep and Spice (band) named Spice) (d. 1985)
• 29th » Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer
• 30th » Les Barker, English poet
• 30th » Małgorzata Braunek, Polish actress (d. 2014)
• 30th » Steve Marriott, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Humble Pie (band) e.g Humble Pie and The Small Faces) (d. 1991)
• 31st » Jonathan Banks, American actor
• 31st » Nolan Ryan, American baseball player

Famous Deaths for January 1947

• 4th » Julian Ashby Burruss, American academic (b. 1876)
• 5th » Charles Schlee, Danish-American cyclist (b. 1873)
• 9th » Karl Mannheim, German sociologist (b. 1893)
• 15th » Black Dahlia, American murder victim (b. 1924)
• 17th » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian general (b. 1869)
• 17th » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 20th » Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)
• 25th » Al Capone, American mobster (b. 1899)
• 26th » Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (b. 1906)
• 26th » Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (b. 1898)
• 28th » Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan-French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1875)

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