Discover what happened on 7 January 1947 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Doctor Clayton (American blues musician (1898–1947))
- Rudolf Birbaumer (Austrian politician (1876-1947))
- Pablo Palacio (Ecuatorian writer)
- Albert Eloy (French footballer (1892-1947))
- Alexandre Daoust (Belgian painter (1886-1947))
- El Algabeño (Spanish matador (1875-1947))
- John Alexander Mathieson (Canadian politician (1863–1947))
- Marcel Dugas (Canadian writer, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic. (1883–1947))
- Anastase-Marie al-Karmali (Iraqi Catholic priest and Discalced Carmelite friar, lexicologist and lexicographer of the Arabic language, philologist, periodical editor, founding member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo)
- Charles Harris Burnett (New Zealand politician)
- Charles Sumner Woolworth (American businessman (1856-1947))
- Helen Richey (American aviator (1909–1947))
- Francisco Graña Garland (Peruvian journalist (1902–1947))
- John Carpenter Hull (politician in Massachusetts, US)
- Ronald Symond (British writer (1895-1947))
- William Bowman (American fencer)
- Hong Sa-yong (South Korean poet (1900 – 1947))
- Marceli Chlamtacz
- Bernat Morales i Sanmartín
- Ludvík Krupka (Czech politician and attorney (1863-1947))
- Georg Wildhagen (German jurist)
- Haywood Rose (Negro Leagues Baseball player)
- Wilfrid Wentworth Woods (British colonial financial administrator (1876-1947))
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- Rudi Hempel (German politician)
- Wilhelm Schulz (Politician)
- Orazio Botturini (Italian politician (1870-1947))
- Paul René Bordeaux
- Carl Matthiesen (German theologian (1866–1947))
- Alexis Iulianovich Lobik (Russian (Soviet) botanist, mycologist, and phytopathologist)
- Johan Willemsen
- Pieter van der Wielen (university teacher)
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- Johannes Wendland (born:1871-07-19|died:1947-01-07|; Wendland, Johannes, 1871-….)
- Milton Klavžar
- Agnes Gertrude Browne ((died 1947))
- Marie Alma David ((died 1947))
- William Trumperant Potts ((died 1947))
- Gwendolen Locke ((died 1947))
- Violet Graham Leadbitter ((died 1947))
- Sten Hellberg
- Franz von Tessen-Wesierski
- Oskar Samuelson
- Doctor Clayton (American blues musician (1898–1947))
- Rudolf Birbaumer (Austrian politician (1876-1947))
- Pablo Palacio (Ecuatorian writer)
- Albert Eloy (French footballer (1892-1947))
- Alexandre Daoust (Belgian painter (1886-1947))
- El Algabeño (Spanish matador (1875-1947))
- John Alexander Mathieson (Canadian politician (1863–1947))
- Marcel Dugas (Canadian writer, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic. (1883–1947))
- Anastase-Marie al-Karmali (Iraqi Catholic priest and Discalced Carmelite friar, lexicologist and lexicographer of the Arabic language, philologist, periodical editor, founding member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo)
- Charles Harris Burnett (New Zealand politician)
- Charles Sumner Woolworth (American businessman (1856-1947))
- Helen Richey (American aviator (1909–1947))
- Francisco Graña Garland (Peruvian journalist (1902–1947))
- John Carpenter Hull (politician in Massachusetts, US)
- Ronald Symond (British writer (1895-1947))
- William Bowman (American fencer)
- Hong Sa-yong (South Korean poet (1900 – 1947))
- Marceli Chlamtacz
- Bernat Morales i Sanmartín
- Ludvík Krupka (Czech politician and attorney (1863-1947))
- Georg Wildhagen (German jurist)
- Haywood Rose (Negro Leagues Baseball player)
- Wilfrid Wentworth Woods (British colonial financial administrator (1876-1947))
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- Rudi Hempel (German politician)
- Wilhelm Schulz (Politician)
- Orazio Botturini (Italian politician (1870-1947))
- Paul René Bordeaux
- Carl Matthiesen (German theologian (1866–1947))
- Alexis Iulianovich Lobik (Russian (Soviet) botanist, mycologist, and phytopathologist)
- Johan Willemsen
- Pieter van der Wielen (university teacher)
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- Johannes Wendland (born:1871-07-19|died:1947-01-07|; Wendland, Johannes, 1871-….)
- Milton Klavžar
- Agnes Gertrude Browne ((died 1947))
- Marie Alma David ((died 1947))
- William Trumperant Potts ((died 1947))
- Gwendolen Locke ((died 1947))
- Violet Graham Leadbitter ((died 1947))
- Sten Hellberg
- Franz von Tessen-Wesierski
- Rollo Curtin Ditto
- Oskar Samuelson
- Henry Linnington Martyn (British court surgeon)
- Annette Marie Coulter Brumfield (mother of the writer Louis Bromfield)
- Rollo Curtin Ditto
- Oskar Samuelson
- Henry Linnington Martyn (British court surgeon)
- Annette Marie Coulter Brumfield (mother of the writer Louis Bromfield)