October–November – Great Fires of 1947: Forest fires in Maine consume more than 200,000 acres of wooded land statewide, including over 17,000 acres on Mount Desert Island alone. 16 persons are killed and more than 1,000 homes destroyed in the blazes, with total property damage exceeding $23 million.
1947 ( MCMXLVII ) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1947th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 947th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1940s decade. Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Movies released 5 New books 6 Nobel prizes
1947 werden die ideologischen Unterschiede zwischen dem entstehenden Ostblock und der westlichen Welt deutlicher. Standen in den ersten Monaten nach Kriegsende die Gemeinsamkeiten der vier Siegermächte bei der Regelung der Nachkriegsordnung noch im Vordergrund, trennt der aufkommende Kalte Krieg zunehmend die bisher vereinte Kriegskoalition ...
- US-Präsident Harry S. Truman verkündet die Truman-Doktrin.
Ngjarje. 10 shkurt - Nënshkruhet në Paris Traktati i Paqes me Italinë.; Nënshkruhet në Moskë Marrëveshja Ekonomike mes Shqipërisë dhe Bashkimit Sovjetik sipas së cilës qeveria sovjetike i akordonte asaj shqiptare një ndihmë për zhvillimin e industrisë dhe bujqësisë.
People also ask
How is 1947 changed the world?
What happened in 1947 history?
Why is the 1947 penny worth money?
How much did things cost in 1947?
- Events
- Serials
- Short Film Series
- Births
- Deaths
- Film Debuts
April 19 – Monogram Pictures release their first film under their Allied Artists banner, It Happened on Fifth Avenue.May 22 – Great Expectationsis premiered in New York.August 31 – The first Edinburgh International Film Festival opens at the Playhouse Cinema, presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Arts. Originally specialisi...November 24 – The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".The Black Widow, starring Bruce EdwardsBrick Bradford, starring Kane RichmondJesse James Rides Again, starring Clayton Moore and Linda StirlingJanuary 4 - Tim Rooney, American actor (d. 2006)January 8 – David Bowie, English singer, songwriter and actor (d. 2016)January 11 - William Caskey Swaim, American actorJanuary 15 – Andrea Martin, Canadian-American actressJanuary 26 – Grace Moore, 48, American opera singer and actress, One Night of Love, The King Steps Out, When You're in LoveFebruary 12 – Sidney Toler, 72, American actor, Charlie Chan in the Secret Service, The Chinese Cat, Black Magic, The Jade MaskMarch 8 – Victor Potel, 57, American actor and comedian, Sullivan's Travels, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The Palm Beach Story, The Egg and IMay 18 - Lucile Gleason, 59, American actress, I Like It That Way, A Successful Failure, Should Husbands Work?, The ClockAnouk Aimée – La maison sous la merGeorge Chakiris – Song of LoveArlene Dahl – My Wild Irish RoseMel Ferrer – The FugitiveIntroduced by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the film Road to Rio. "An Apple Blossom Wedding" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon. "April in Portugal" w. Jose Galhardo (Port) Jimmy Kennedy (Eng) m. Raul Ferrão. "Autumn Leaves" ("Les Feuilles Mortes") w. (Eng) Johnny Mercer (Fr) Jacques Prévert m. Joseph Kosma.