1947

Year 1947 () was a (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the.

January

 * British mines are.
 * gains limited.
 * The goes into effect.
 * - Proceedings of the are televised for the first time.
 * - The takes control of the free city of.
 * - (the "Black Dahlia") is found murdered.
 * - is inaugurated as president of.
 * - 392 drown in a shipwreck near,.
 * - founds monarchist government in Athens.
 * - Philippine plane crashes in with $5 million worth of gold and money.
 * - - A heavy  in  buries towns from  to.
 * - take power in.
 * - take power in.

February

 * In Territory, -63 degrees Celsius, lowest recorded temperature in North America.
 * becomes the first news correspondent allowed in the  and  press gallery.
 * - becomes president of.
 * - A dance hall fire in kills over 80.
 * - peace treaties are signed between the  Allies and, , ,  and : Italy cedes most of  to.
 * - A creates a  in,.
 * - : The  begins to transmit broadcasts into the Soviet Union.
 * - An explosion at the O'Connor Electro-Plating Co in leaves 17 dead, 100 buildings damaged, and a 22-foot crater.
 * - In, demonstrates the first "instant camera", the , to a meeting of the.
 * - (ISO) is founded.
 * State of ceases to exist.
 * Worst-ever train crash in kills 184.
 * USA gives France a military base in.
 * In, with large loss of civilian lives.
 * USA gives France a military base in.
 * In, with large loss of civilian lives.
 * In, with large loss of civilian lives.

March

 * The begins to operate.
 * marries his first cousin, 18-year-old Maria von Quirstorp.
 * -, the first air-conditioned naval ship, is launched from.
 * - The is proclaimed to help stem the spread of.
 * - The bursts its banks.
 * - s and s clash in.
 * - Homer Collyer of the is found dead in their house in, . His brother is found.
 * - A explosion in  kills 111.
 * - A ese  explodes in, killing 28.
 * - Rebellion against French rule erupts in.
 * - The leaders of the People's, the second state in the history of , are hanged at the  in  after the country is conquered by Iranian forces.
 * - The leaders of the People's, the second state in the history of , are hanged at the  in  after the country is conquered by Iranian forces.

April

 * , the first baseball professional, signs a contract with the.
 * King is succeeded by his brother King.
 * - A multiple outbreak of tornadoes occur from Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Killing 181 and injuring 970. Not known how many touched down.
 * - becomes the first  to play Major League Baseball.
 * - The : An cargo of SS Grandcamp explodes in  - 552 dead, 3,000 injured, 200 lost, 20 city blocks destroyed.
 * - The British Royal Navy detonates 6,800 tonnes of explosives in a concerted attempt to destroy the small island of, , creating the biggest non-nuclear explosion in history.
 * - The British Royal Navy detonates 6,800 tonnes of explosives in a concerted attempt to destroy the small island of, , creating the biggest non-nuclear explosion in history.

May

 * - The Gang opens fire on a labor parade near, , killing 11 and wounding 30.
 * - The new post-war goes into effect.
 * : In an effort to fight the spread of, President signs an act implementing the . The act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to  and.
 * 's film , based on the novel by, opens in the United States. Critics call it the finest film ever made from a Dickens novel.
 * 's film , based on the novel by, opens in the United States. Critics call it the finest film ever made from a Dickens novel.

June

 * - Secretary of State outlines the  for  aid to Europe.
 * - The ASA (currently ) sport club is founded in Bucharest, Romania.
 * - produces its first.
 * - government orders 11 military officers and 19 university professors accused of revolutionary activity to resign.
 * - Rear Admiral  hanged in  for war crimes related to the  on,.
 * - is found shot in the  mansion of.
 * Seaman Harold Dahl claims to have seen six near . The next morning Dahl reports the first modern  encounter.
 * The votes unaminiously to pass several laws regarding displaced foreign refugees.
 * - The follows the  in overriding U.S. President 's  of the.
 * - makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near,.
 * - makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near,.

July

 * - The Australian franchise  lists on the.
 * - A downed is allegedly found in the, written about by.
 * - announces her engagement to.
 * -  departs France to with 4,500 Jewish  survivor refugees.
 * - Following wide media and coverage,  is captured by  troops and refused entry to Palestine in the port of.
 * - President signs the  into law which places the  and the  next in the line of succession after the.
 * - nationalist  is murdered.
 * - : U.S. President signs the  into law, creating the, , , and the.
 * - After being shut off on, for a refurbishment, , one of the world's first digital s, is turned on after a memory upgrade. It will remain in continuous operation until ,.

August

 * - Betty Moore from Horsham, Sussex, sails in her first Cowes Week. 59 years later she is awarded the Skandia Cowes Week Ladies Day Trophy after campaigning her Solent Sunbeam, WHY, in all 60 consecutive regattas.
 * - The stops political actions in.
 * 's raft, the, smashes into the  at  in the  after a 101 day, 4,300 mile journey across the  proving that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from.
 * The formally takes over the  (BEST).
 * - After 90 years of British colonial rule, gains independence from the  under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam . While the transition is officially at midnight on this day, Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14 compared to India on the 15th.  became the first  of.
 * Following decades of non-violent resistance and periodic civil unrest from 1919, gains independence from the British Empire. Mahatma Gandhi shows the world that more can be achieved through ahimsa and dharma rather than with violence and destruction. Pakistan splits from India.  is the first .  takes office as the first.
 * The Khan of declares  (accedes to  in 1948).
 * - In, General takes over.
 * -  resigns.
 * - The first begins, with a post-war mission to 'provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit’.
 * - When the government lowers the   to 200 grams, it causes s in  and.
 * - Fire at a movie theater in, a suburb of , kills 87.
 * - take power in.
 * - Fire at a movie theater in, a suburb of , kills 87.
 * - take power in.

September

 * - - A hurricane in southeast Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama leaves 51 dead.
 * - Indian Prime Minister suggests the transfer of 4 million Hindus and Muslims between  and.
 * The, along with some components of the 's air arm, becomes the.
 * The creates the, or CIA.
 * The creates the, or CIA.

October

 * - American cyclist and St. Ignatius High School gratuate, Edward Patrick Dignan, was born in Chicago, IL.
 * - American test pilot Captain flies a Bell X-1 faster than the, the first man to do so in level flight.
 * - The begins.
 * - (GATT), which is the foundation of the  (WTO) is founded.

November

 * In, designer performs the maiden flight of the ; the largest fixed-wing  ever built (flight lasted only eight minutes).
 * Earthquake in an kills 233.
 * - The arrest of four steel workers in begins a  riot that spreads to.
 * In, 15,000 demonstrate against the relatively short sentences of.
 * The British begin to withdraw their troops from Palestine.
 * In, 15,000 demonstrate against the relatively short sentences of.
 * The British begin to withdraw their troops from Palestine.
 * , daughter of marries the  at,.
 * resigns as - he is succeeded by . Schuman calls 80,000 reservists to quell the rioting miners.
 * - The United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment begins in Havana, Cuba. The conference ends in 1948, when members finish the Havana Charter.
 * - : The votes 346 to 17 to approve citations of contempt of  against the so-called  after the 10 had refused to co-operate with the  concerning allegations of  influence in the  industry, (the 10 were ed by  s the next day).
 * - ratifies the  and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the.
 * - In, police occupy the editorial offices of communist newspapers.
 * - The General Assembly votes to partition  between s and s.
 * - The General Assembly votes to partition  between s and s.

December

 * rs derail the Paris-Tourcoing Express train because of false rumors that it was transporting soldiers - 21 dead.
 * ' play  opens on.
 * -   secures  measures against s after six days of violent arguments in the.
 * - The legendary conducts a concert performance of the first half of 's ', based on 's ', on  radio. The second half will be broadcast a week later. Starring are, , and . The complete performance (both parts) will eventually be released on  and . Many believe this is one of the very finest opera performances led by Toscanini. It is for some the definitive Otello.
 * - French s call off the general strike and begin negotiations with the French government.
 * - The ian Royal Army takes back power in province.
 * The  votes to accept the new.
 * The first practical is demonstrated.
 * - King abdicates.
 * The first practical is demonstrated.
 * - King abdicates.

Undated

 * The begins its investigations into  in.
 * begins to admit women as full students.
 * designs the.
 * produces first commercial.
 * is granted in.
 * In a in and around the Wadi  (near the ruins of the ancient settlement of Khirbet Qumran, on the northwest shore of the ), several tall pottery jars containing leather scrolls are discovered, which later became known as the .
 * By discovery of in products of nuclear fission, last gap of  was closed.

January-February

 * , American poet
 * , American zoologist
 * -, American author
 * -, British singer (d. )
 * -, Indian writer
 * , English musician
 * , British model
 * , Swiss Federal Councilor
 * -, American artist
 * , American singer
 * , Dutch sports journalist
 * -, Canadian snooker player (d. )
 * -, American psychologist and radio talk show host
 * -, Japanese film director and actor
 * -, U.S. Senator from Delaware
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American biologist, recipient of the
 * , English poet
 * , British musician and  (d.  )
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * , American singer
 * , American novelist
 * -, American race car driver and broadcaster
 * , Canadian jurist
 * , English newsreader (ITN)
 * -, American basketball coach
 * -, American composer
 * , American musician
 * , English footballer (d. )
 * , American actor
 * -, Russian dissident journalist and priest (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer and musician
 * -, British singer
 * -, Latvian violinist
 * , American musician
 * , English footballer (d. )
 * , American actor
 * -, Russian dissident journalist and priest (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer and musician
 * -, British singer
 * -, Latvian violinist
 * -, British singer
 * -, Latvian violinist

March-April

 * , American screenwriter
 * , Norwegian musician
 * , Icelandic actor
 * , American actress (d. )
 * , English singer
 * , American athlete
 * , Japanese author
 * , British singer, songwriter, and producer
 * , German race car driver
 * , American actor
 * -, American composer
 * , American musician, songwriter, and inventor
 * , Finnish artist
 * , Governor of Massachusetts
 * -, Swiss pediatrician and cellist
 * , British poet
 * , American actor and comedian
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, Chechen accordionist
 * -, Russian-born composer and producer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American historian (d. )
 * -, Canadian terrorist and writer
 * -, English singer, pianist, and songwriter
 * -, American newspaper columnist
 * -, French mathematician
 * , American singer
 * , American literary critic
 * -, Philippine preacher
 * -, incumbent Philippine president and daughter of former president
 * -, American actor
 * -, American politician
 * -, American video game actor (d. )
 * , American author
 * , American entertainer
 * , American actress
 * , Australian-born record producer and songwriter
 * -, American basketball player
 * , American author (d. )
 * , American actor
 * -, American pianist
 * , American musician
 * , British musician ( and )
 * -, Dutch footballer and coach
 * -, Brazilian philosopher
 * -, British actor
 * , Australian-born record producer and songwriter
 * -, American basketball player
 * , American author (d. )
 * , American actor
 * -, American pianist
 * , American musician
 * , British musician ( and )
 * -, Dutch footballer and coach
 * -, Brazilian philosopher
 * -, British actor
 * -, Brazilian philosopher
 * -, British actor

May-June

 * -, American sociologist
 * -, American philosopher
 * -, American biologist, recipient of the
 * -, a  public intellectual with a background in philosophy and history.
 * -, American novelist
 * -, Northern Ireland singer/songwriter
 * -, English linguist
 * -, Canadian author, activist and National Chairperson of
 * , Slovenian football player and coach
 * , American politician
 * -, Australian radio broadcaster (d. )
 * , British politician
 * , Dutch swimmer
 * , American actor
 * -, Yankee catcher (d. )
 * -, American biologist, recipient of the
 * -, American musician ( and )
 * -, American war photographer (d. )
 * -, Swiss columnist and writer
 * -, Finnish singer
 * -, Indian-born author
 * , American actress
 * , Iranian activist, recipient of the
 * , American actress
 * , American author (d. )
 * , American actor and baseball scout
 * , American basketball player (d. )
 * , American football player
 * -, American writer
 * , American author (d. )
 * , American actor and baseball scout
 * , American basketball player (d. )
 * , American football player
 * -, American writer
 * -, American writer

July-August

 * -, American actor, writer, producer, and director
 * -, American writer
 * , British actor (d. )
 * , British drummer
 * -, pianist and composer
 * , Japanese musician
 * , American drummer
 * , American football player and actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, Canadian politician
 * -, English guitarist
 * , German physicis, laureate
 * , Mexican-born guitarist
 * -, Dutch football manager
 * -, American pianist
 * -, New Zealand actor
 * -, Austrian-born American actor, bodybuilder, and 38th
 * -, English actor
 * -, Dutch born Australian children's entertainer, composer and artist
 * -, American science-fiction author
 * -, British musician
 * -, British chess player
 * -, Indian actress
 * -, American conductor
 * -, American football coach (d. )
 * -, British playwright
 * -, Belgian cyclist
 * -, American actress
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, Canadian politician and diplomat
 * -, Belgian cyclist
 * -, American actress
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, Canadian politician and diplomat

September-October

 * -, American politician
 * -, Scottish footballer and coach
 * -, New Zealand actor
 * -, British politician
 * -, U.S. Congressman and Mayor of Dallas, Texas
 * -, American author
 * -, American abortion plaintiff
 * -, Iranian footballer and coach
 * , Dutch football manager
 * (born Marvin Lee Aday), singer and actor
 * -, English musician (d. )
 * -, Israeli biologist, recipient of the
 * -, American author and activist
 * -, English singer
 * -, American singer
 * , British record producer
 * -, French singer
 * -, British wrestler best known as Giant Haystacks and later, The Loch Ness Monster (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, Austrian singer and actor
 * -, American guitarist
 * , American politician
 * , American actor and comedian
 * -, American neuroscientist
 * -, Italian comics artist and illustrator
 * -, English television composer
 * -, American actor
 * -, English guitarist
 * , and Senator from New York
 * , Irish poet
 * -, American actor
 * -, English guitarist
 * , and Senator from New York
 * , Irish poet
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor

November-December

 * , ITV sport presenter
 * -, American guitarist (d. )
 * -, American journalist and satirist
 * -, Canadian politician
 * , baseball player and manager
 * , former Faroese Prime Minister
 * , American politician
 * -, American author
 * , American actor
 * , American musician
 * -, American actor
 * , Chilean poet
 * , American playwright
 * -, French rock band drummer
 * -, British actress
 * -, American chemist, laureate
 * -, U.S. Senator
 * -, German field hockey player
 * -, English architect
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American athlete
 * -, American musician
 * , Spanish guitarist
 * , Irish footballer and football manager
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Mexican player (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * , American actor
 * , British musician
 * , Canadian musician
 * , American actor
 * date unknown -, Commissioner of Nunavut
 * -, American actor
 * , American actor
 * , British musician
 * , Canadian musician
 * , American actor
 * date unknown -, Commissioner of Nunavut
 * , American actor
 * date unknown -, Commissioner of Nunavut

January - June

 * -, "The Black Dahlia", famous murder victim (b. )
 * , American politician (b. )
 * , baseball player (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, an administrator and Provincial of  (b.)
 * -, American actor, best known for playing Charlie Chan (b. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born con artist (b. )
 * -, Governor of Wisconsin (b. )
 * -, American automobile pioneer (b. )
 * -, Canadian painter (b. )
 * -, Swiss geochemist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Taiwanese painter (b. )
 * -, Polish military leader (b. )
 * -, Welsh-born author (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American automobile manufacturer (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, American department store magnate (b. )
 * -, Bengali poet (b. )
 * -, English biochemist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Austrian physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Swiss writer (b. )
 * -, sailor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, philosopher (b. )
 * -, Japanese admiral (b. )
 * -, eleventh (b. )
 * -, eleventh (b. )

July - December

 * -, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, sixth (b. )
 * -, Russian military leader (b. )
 * -, American Scout, father of the international Scouting movement (b. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Finnish composer (b. )
 * -, Governor of Oregon (plane crash.) (b. )
 * -, wife of President (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, British occultist (b. )
 * -, British mathematician (b. )
 * -, American president of Columbia University, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, French writer and lawyer (b. )
 * , (b. )
 * , General of The Salvation Army (b. )
 * -, Danish chemist (b. )
 * -, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. )
 * -, German rocket pioneer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * , American candy manufacturer (b. )
 * , American candy manufacturer (b. )

Nobel prizes

 * - The Friends Service Council (UK) and The (USA), on behalf of the
 * - The Friends Service Council (UK) and The (USA), on behalf of the
 * - The Friends Service Council (UK) and The (USA), on behalf of the
 * - The Friends Service Council (UK) and The (USA), on behalf of the
 * - The Friends Service Council (UK) and The (USA), on behalf of the