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1947 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2025. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1947 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1947

• January 1, 1947 – The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
• January 15, 1947 – The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short (The “Black Dahlia”) is found in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park.
• January 22, 1947 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Pig in Chinese astrology.
• February 23, 1947 – The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded.
• April 30, 1947 – In Nevada, the Boulder Dam is renamed the Hoover Dam a second time.
• July 19, 1947 – Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
• September 16, 1947 – Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama, Tokyo and Tone River area, at least 1,930 killed.
• September 30, 1947 – The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.
• October 5, 1947 – The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
• October 14, 1947 – Captain Chuck Yeager of the United States Air Force flies a Bell X-1 rocket-powered experimental aircraft, the Glamorous Glennis, faster than the speed of sound at Mach 1.06 (700 miles per hour (1,100 km/h; 610 kn) over the high desert of Southern California and becomes the first pilot and the first airplane to do so in level flight.

Who Were Born On 1947?

• February 10, 1947 – Butch Morris, American cornet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2013)
• April 15, 1947 – Lois Chiles, American model and actress
• June 9, 1947 – John Gurda, American historian and author
• June 17, 1947 – Gregg Rolie, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Santana, Journey, and The Storm)
• June 21, 1947 – Fernando Savater, Spanish philosopher and author
• July 19, 1947 – Bernie Leadon, American guitarist and songwriter (The Eagles, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Run C&W, and Hearts & Flowers)
• July 24, 1947 – Geoff McQueen, English screenwriter and producer (d. 1994)
• December 20, 1947 – Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer-songwriter
• December 21, 1947 – Bryan Hamilton, Irish footballer and manager
• December 26, 1947 – Richard Levis McCormick, American historian and academic