Sunday 25 May 1947
It was Sunday, under the sign of Gemini (see planets position on May 25, 1947). The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Jacki Weaver and Karen Valentine.
That's My Man, directed by Frank Borzage, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1947
On TV people were watching In the Kelvinator Kitchen.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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TV Series
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In the Kelvinator Kitchen
The Wife Saver
Birthday Party
Café Continental
Kraft Theatre
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 25 May 1947 ?
Holidays:
- Ancient Latvia - Urbanas Diena observed
- Saint Reinolf
- Saint Marie-Madeleine-Sofie Barat (died 1865)
- Virginia - Confederate Memorial Day (1868)
- Argentina - Day of May Revolution/National Day (1810)
- Towel Day, in memory of Douglas Adams, is observed in ?
- The Ascension, one of the great feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar
- Saint Bede the Venerable (died 735)
- Saint Frederic
- Saint Augustine of Canterbury
- Saint Bruno of Wnrzburg
- The former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Day of Youth
- Saint Hildebert
- Chad, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe - African Liberation Day
- Officially declared Carrie Underwood Day in Oklahoma for her winning American Idol
- Jordan - National Day/Arab Renaissance Day (1946)
- Africa Day commemorating the 1963 fouding of he AU's precursor, OAU
- United States - Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868)
- Lebanon, Liberation Day (1999)
- Saint Pope Gregory VII (died 1085)
Famous Birthdays:
- Jacki Weaver
- Karen Valentine: American actress.
- Flavio Bucci: Italian actor who has appeared in 76 films and television shows since 1971.
- Karen Valentine in Santa Rosa: California, USA; actress (Love American Style, Room 222).
- Martin Winterkorn: Businessman.
- Catherine Wolf: American psychologist and computer scientist.
- Mitch Margo: American singer-songwriter and producer (The Tokens).
- Mitch Margo in Brooklyn: New York, USA; rocker (The Tokens - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight").
- Jessi Colter [Miriam Johnson] in Phoenix: Arizona, USA; country singer ("I'm Not Lisa").
Facts:
- An airliner of the Flugfelag Íslands crashes into a mountainside, killing 25 people.
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Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1947?
- LIFE: Woman eating Ice cream sundae
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: J. Arthur Rank -- May 19, 1947
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1947
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 1947 ?
Top #5 songs in the USA
- I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
- The Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
- I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder - Eddy Howard & His Orchestra
- That's My Desire - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra (Vocal Don Cornell)
- Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep) - Perry Como
