Historical Events
- "Street Scene" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 148 performances
Black Dahlia Last Alive
Elizabeth "Betty" Short, the Black Dahlia, is last seen alive.
- 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
Sessions' 2nd Symphony
Roger Sessions' 2nd Symphony premieres in San Francisco with Pierre Monteux conducting the San Francisco Symphony,
Famous Birthdays
- Ronnie Landfield, American abstract painter, born in The Bronx, New York
Famous Deaths
- Karl Mannheim, Hungarian sociologist and writer (Ideology and Utopia; Diagnosis of Our Time), dies of congenital heart disease at 53
- Lambertus Zijl, Dutch sculptor (Merchant Exchange-Amsterdam), dies at 80
Died in 1947 1947 Highlights
About January 9, 1947
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 77 years, 3 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Capricorn
