What Happened in November 1947

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Nov 2 Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose", a huge wooden airplane for the first and last time

Ryder Cup

Nov 2 Ryder Cup Golf, Portland GC: US wins first post WWII event, 11-1; Ben Hogan American captain; Henry Cotton GB skipper

Nov 6 NBC's "Meet the Press" debuts - US's longest running TV show

Bradman's 99th

Nov 8 Bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 South Australia v Victoria

Gentlemen's Agreement

Nov 11 "Gentlemen's Agreement" directed by Elia Karan and starring Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire premieres in New York (Best Picture 1948)

Nov 12 KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
Nov 12 Schilderijenvervalser Han of Meegeren to 1 years jail sentenced
Nov 15 Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG
Nov 15 Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal
Nov 16 15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of Nazis
Nov 17 The U.S. Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
Nov 19 200" mirror arrives at Mt Palomar Observatory, California
Nov 20 1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (New Jersey)

Mediator Dei

Nov 20 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mediator Dei

Nov 20 UN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps

Longson Defeats Thesz

Nov 21 Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to win National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title

Nov 23 French government of Schumann forms

Baugh's Six Touchdowns

Nov 23 Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)

American Football Player and Coach Sammy Baugh

The Pearl

Nov 24 John Steinbeck's novella "The Pearl" published

Nov 24 The US House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists
Nov 25 New Zealand accedes to Statute of Westminster, becomes a dominion
Nov 25 The 1st systematic Hollywood blacklist is instituted, denying employment to American entertainment professionals due to alleged Communist ties or sympathies

DiMaggio's Third MVP

Nov 27 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote

Nov 29 Anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo erupt after UN votes to partition Palestine, with cost of 75 lives and the disappearance of medieval manuscript the Aleppo Codex
Nov 29 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts win 3rd straight and 8th title; beat Calgary Stampeders, 10-9
Nov 29 UN General Assembly vote to allow the partition of Palestine between Arabs & Jews
Nov 30 Day after UN decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked

Events in 1947

Famous Birthdays

Nov 1 Bob Weston, British guitarist and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, 1972-73), born in Devon, England (d. 2012)

Jim Steinman (1947-2021)

Nov 1 American Grammy Award-winning songwriter and record producer (Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell; Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart), born in New York City [1]

Nov 1 Rolando Garbey, Cuban boxer (World C'ship gold light middleweight 1974; Olympic silver 1968, bronze 1976), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (d. 2023)
Nov 1 Ted Hendricks, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (8 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1971, 76, 80, 84), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nov 2 Dave Pegg, British folk and rock bassist and producer (Fairport Convention 1969-79 & 1985-present; Jethro Tull, 1980-85), born in Birmingham, England
Nov 2 David Anthony Ahern, Australian composer, born in Sydney
Nov 2 Hilary Tann, Welsh composer (Shakkei), and educator (Union College, 1980-2023), born in Llwynypia, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 2023)
Nov 3 Joe Lala, American drummer, percussionist, singer ("Blues Image"), and actor, born in Ybor City, Florida (d. 2014)
Nov 3 Mazie Hirono, American politician, 1st Asian American woman elected to the US Senate (Senator-D-Hawaii 2013-, Rep-D-Hawaii 2007-13), born in Koori, Japan
Nov 4 Alexei Ulanov, Russian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold [with Irina Rodnina] 1972), born in Moscow, Russia
Nov 4 Rod Marsh, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests, 355 dismissals, 3 x 100; coach Australian & England Academies) and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2022)
Nov 5 Oļegs Antropovs, Latvian volleyball player (Olympic gold 1968), born in Shymkent, Kazakh SSR
Nov 5 Peter Noone, British pop-rock singer, sometimes known as "Herman" (Herman's Hermits - "I'm Into Something Good"; "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter"), born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England
Nov 6 Edward Yang, Taiwanese film director (Yi Yi), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2007)
Nov 6 Jack Arnold, character on TV programme The Wonder Years
Nov 6 Jim Rosenthal, English sports presenter, born in Oxford, England
Nov 6 Larry James, American track athlete, 4X400m relayer (Olympic gold 1968), born in Mount Pleasant, New York (d. 2008)
Nov 7 Bob Anderson, English darts player (BDO World Champion 1988), born in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Nov 7 Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese professional baseball player, born in Osaka, Japan
Nov 8 Margaret Rhea Seddon, American physician and NASA astronaut (STS 51D, 40, SK:58), born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Nov 8 Minnie Ripperton [Andrea Davis], American pop, R&B, and disco singer-songwriter ("Lovin' You"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1979)
Nov 9 Paul Litjens, Dutch field hockey striker (177 caps, 268 goals; Champions Trophy 1981; top scorer Olympic Games 1976), born in Loon op Zand, Netherlands (d. 2023)
Nov 9 Robert David Hall, American actor (Dr. Albert Robbins M.D, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), born in East Orange, New Jersey
Nov 10 Bechir Gemayel, President-elect of Lebanon (8/23-9/14, 1982), born in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon (d. 1982)
Nov 10 Glen Buxton, American guitarist (Alice Cooper) and composer, born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1997)
Nov 10 Greg Lake, British rock vocalist and bassist (King Crimson, 1968-70 - "I Talk To The Wind"; Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Lucky Man"), born in Poole, Dorset, England (d. 2016)
Nov 11 Brad Lee Sexton, American bass guitarist (Little Charlie and the Night Cats), born in North Carolina (d. 1995)
Nov 11 Callum Alexander MacDonald, Scottish historian, born in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire (d. 1997)
Nov 11 Pat "Dirty" Daugherty, American rocker (Black Oak Arkansas)
Nov 12 Buck Dharma [Donald Roeser], American rock guitarist and singer (Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear The Reaper"), born in Queens, New York
Nov 12 J. C. Crowley, American country-rock singer-songwriter (Player - "Baby Come Back"), born in Houston, Texas
Nov 12 Patrice Leconte, French film director (Monsieur Hire, Hairdresser's Husband)
Nov 12 Ron Bryant, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants), born in Redlands, California
Nov 13 Joe Mantegna, American actor (House of Games, Weeds), born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 13 Toy Caldwell, American Southern-rock musician (Marshall Tucker Band), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 1993)
Nov 14 Buckwheat Zydeco [Stanley Dural, Jr.], American B-3 organist, accordionist and singer (Where There's Smoke, There's Fire), born in Lafayette, Louisiana (d. 2016)

P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)

Nov 14 American journalist and satirist (Parliament of Whores; National Lampoon), born in Toledo, Ohio

Nov 15 William B. Richardson, American politician (Governor of New Mexico 2003-11, Rep-D-New Mexico, 1983-97), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2023) [1]
Nov 16 Ebby Thust, German boxing promoter and writer, born in Frankfurt-Sossenheim, Germany
Nov 17 Inky Mark, Canadian politician
Nov 17 Rod Clements, English rocker (Lindisfarne), born in North Shields, Tyne and Wear
Nov 17 Steven E. de Souza, American scriptwriter and producer (Die Hard, Commando), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 17 Stewkey [Robert Antoni], American power pop-rock vocalist and keyboard player (Nazz - "Open My Eyes", "Hello It's Me), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2023)
Nov 18 Jameson Parker, actor (American Justice, Simon & Simon), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 18 Michael Carabello, American percussionist and songwriter (Santana, 1968-71), born in San Francisco, California
Nov 19 Bob Boone, American baseball catcher (4×MLB All-Star; World Series 1980 Philadelphia Phillies; 7×Gold Glove Award) and manager (KC Royals, Cincinnati Reds), born in San Diego, California
Nov 19 Lamar Smith, American politician (Rep-R-Texas 1987-2019), born in San Antonio, Texas
Nov 20 Joe Walsh, American guitarist ("Life's Been Good"; "Rocky Mountain Way"; Eagles - "In The City"), born in Wichita, Kansas
Nov 21 Steve Webber, American baseball college coach (University of Georgia 1981-96; NCAA C'ship 1990), born in Stockport, Iowa (d. 2022)
Nov 22 Alfredo Cristiani, president of El Salvador (1989-94)
Nov 22 Duncan Hales, New Zealand rugby union three-quarter (4 Tests; Canterbury RFU, Manawatu RFU), born in Dannevirke, New Zealand (d. 2024)
Nov 22 Rod Price, British electric and slide guitarist, known as "The Bottle" (Foghat - "Slow Ride"), born in Willesden, North London, England (d. 2005)
Nov 22 Valerie Wilson Wesley, American author
Nov 22 Wendell, Brazilian soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; Botafogo, Fluminense FC, Santa Cruz FC), born in Recife, Brazil (d. 2022)
Nov 23 Geoffrey Roberts, English wine merchant (championed Australian and Californian wines), born in London, England (d. 1994)
Nov 24 Dave Sinclair, British progressive rock keyboard player (Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink), born in Herne Bay, Kent, England
Nov 24 Dwight Schultz, American actor (A-Team - "Murdock"; Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Barclay"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 25 John Larroquette, American actor (Night Court - "Dan Fielding"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 25 Jonathan Kaplan, French film director (Heart Like a Wheel; The Accused; Love Field), born in Paris, France
Nov 25 Linda LaFlamme, American rock keyboardist and songwriter (It's A Beautiful Day - "White Bird"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 25 Tracey Walter, American character actor (Repo Man; Best of the West), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Nov 25 Val Fuentes, American rock drummer (It's A Beautiful Day; New Riders of the Purple Sage; Shadowfax), born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 26 Larry Gura, American MLB baseball player, born in Joliet, Illinois
Nov 26 Richie Hebner, American baseball player, born in Norwood, Massachusetts
Nov 26 Susanne Zenor, American actress (Days of Our Lives), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 28 Maria Farantouri, Greek folk and jazz singer, born in Athens, Greece
Nov 28 Michel Berger [Hamburger], French pop singer and songwriter, and record producer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1992)
Nov 29 Clare H. Torry, British session singer (Pink Floyd - "The Great Gig in the Sky"), born in Marylebone, London
Nov 29 Petra Kelly, German politician (co-founder of German Green Party), activist, and writer (Nonviolence Speaks to Power), born in Gunzburg, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1992)
Nov 29 Ronnie Montrose, American rock guitarist (Montrose; Gamma), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2012)

David Mamet (76 years old)

Nov 30 American playwright (Speed the Plow, House of Games), born in Chicago, Illinois

Nov 30 Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean poet, born in Valparaiso, Chile

Born in 1947

Famous Weddings

Elizabeth II & Prince Philip

Nov 20 Future British Queen Princess Elizabeth II (21) weds Lt Philip Mountbatten (26) in Westminster Abbey, London

Famous Divorces

D. W. Griffith

Nov 1 Film director D. W. Griffith (72) divorces actress Evelyn Baldwin (37) after 11 years of marriage

Rita Hayworth & Orson Welles

Nov 10 American "Gilda" actress Rita Hayworth (28) divorces American actor-director-wunderkind Orson Welles (32) after just over 4 years of marriage

Famous Deaths

Nov 1 Man o' War, American thoroughbred racehorse (Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes 1920), dies from a heart attack at 30
Nov 6 Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66
Nov 11 Martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64
Nov 12 Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian-born British Baroness and writer (The Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82
Nov 14 Joseph Allard, French Canadian fiddler and composer, dies at 74
Nov 17 Ricarda Huch, German writer and historian "First Lady of German humanism", dies at 83
Nov 17 Victor Serge, Russian anarchist, novelist, and historian (b. 1890)
Nov 20 Wolfgang Borchert, German writer, dies at 26
Nov 25 Léon-Paul Fargue, French poet (Tancrède), dies at 71
Nov 28 Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general and WWII hero known as the "Liberator of Paris", dies in a plane crash at 44
Nov 30 Ernst Lubitsch, German actor, producer and film director (To Be or Not to Be, Love Parade, Anna Boleyn, Ninotchka), dies from a heart attack at 55

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