January 1947 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 1947.
The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Clement Attlee (Labour), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on January 1947: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of January 1947?
Events
- 01 Jan 1947 Benelux agress to work related issues
- 02 Jan 1947 Mahatma Gandhi begins march for peace in East-Bengali.
- 03 Jan 1947 William Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committee
- 04 Jan 1947 Park Avenue closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 72 performances
- 06 Jan 1947 Ray Lindwall smashes 100 versus England in Melbourne Cricket Ground Test.
- 08 Jan 1947 Toronto Maple Leafs' rookie Howie Meeker scores five goals in a game.
- 09 Jan 1947 Street Scene opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 148 performances
- 10 Jan 1947 British stop ships Independence and In-Gathering from landing in Israel
- 15 Jan 1947 The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short (''The Black Dahlia'') is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles.
- 16 Jan 1947 Vincent Aurial elected President of France.
- 17 Jan 1947 Muiden Netherlands ammunition factory explodes, 16 die.
- 18 Jan 1947 Red Mill closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances
- 19 Jan 1947 SS Himera runs aground at Athens, kills 392
- 20 Jan 1947 Brigadier General Edwin K Wright becomes deputy director of US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 21 Jan 1947 Sweethearts opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances
- 22 Jan 1947 1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood, California
- 24 Jan 1947 Greek banker Dimitrios Maximos becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
- 25 Jan 1947 Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at age 48.
- 26 Jan 1947 KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die.
- 28 Jan 1947 Bay Psalm book auctioned for a record $151,000
- 30 Jan 1947 February 8 ampndash A heavy blizzard in Canada buries towns from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Calgary, Alberta.
- 31 Jan 1947 The Communists take power in Poland.
- 01 Jan 1947 Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in January 1947?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens
- Dinah Shore - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
- Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (Vocal Eve Young) - A Gal in Calico
- Johnny Mercer - Huggin' and a-Chalkin'
- Bing Crosby - A Gal in Calico
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
