January 1947

Historical Events in January 1947

Event of Interest

Jan 2 Mahatma Gandhi begins march for peace in East Bengal

Pacifist and Spiritual Leader Mahatma Gandhi — Pacifist and Spiritual Leader
Mahatma Gandhi

Jan 3 1st opening session of Congress to be televised
Jan 3 William Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committee
Jan 4 "Park Avenue" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 72 performances
Jan 4 "Show Boat" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 417 performances

Event of Interest

Jan 4 Emilio G. Segrè and Carlo Perrier announce technetium, a previously unknown element and the first artificially synthesized chemical element

Physicist and Nobel Laureate Emilio G. Segrè — Physicist and Nobel Laureate
Emilio G. Segrè

Jan 6 Ray Lindwall smashes 100 v England in MCG Test
Jan 6 Pan American Airlines offers a round-the-world-ticket, the first commercial airline to do so
Jan 7 Australia v England at MCG drawn in 6 days, 1st cricket draw in Australia since 1882

Event of Interest

Jan 8 General George Marshall becomes US Secretary of State

Military Leader George Marshall — Military Leader
George Marshall

Jan 8 Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game
Jan 9 "Street Scene" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 148 performances
Jan 9 Roger Sessions' 2nd Symphony premieres in San Francisco

Event of Interest

Jan 9 Elizabeth "Betty" Short, the black dahlia, is last seen alive.

Murder victim Elizabeth Short — Murder victim
Elizabeth Short

Jan 9 Providence Steamrollers guard Dino Martin becomes the first NBA player to ever score 40 points in a game, in a 91-68 win over Cleveland Rebels at Rhode Island Auditorium
Jan 10 "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 725 performances
Jan 10 British stop ships Independence & In-Gathering from landing in Israel
Jan 10 Greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard
Jan 15 The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California
Jan 16 Vincent Aurial elected President of France
Jan 17 Ammunition factory explodes in Muiden, Netherlands, 16 die
Jan 18 "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances

Contract of Interest

Jan 18 Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pirates (for $25-35,000)

Baseball Player Hank Greenberg — Baseball Player
Hank Greenberg

Jan 18 Small river steamer sinks on Yangtze River, kills 400
Jan 19 SS Himera runs aground at Athens, kills 392
Jan 20 Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
Jan 21 "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances

Music Premiere

Jan 21 Arthur Honegger's 4th Symphony premieres in Basel

Composer Arthur Honegger — Composer
Arthur Honegger

Jan 22 1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens in Hollywood, California
Jan 24 NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs
Jan 26 KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die
Jan 28 "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000

Theater Premiere

Jan 29 Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons" premieres in NYC

Playwright Arthur Miller — Playwright
Arthur Miller

Jan 29 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Nancye Wynne Bolton wins 3rd consecutive Australian singles crown; beats Nell Hall Hopman 6-3, 6-2
Jan 29 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Dinny Pails beats fellow Australian John Bromwich 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 8-6 for his only Grand Slam title

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