1947

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1947

Events

January

January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: Worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century, with extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time this is mainly remembered in terms of the effects on the railway networks.
January 1
- British coal mines are nationalised.
- Nigeria gains limited autonomy before gaining independence in 1960.
- The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect.
January 3 – Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time.
January 8 – David Bowie is born.
January 10 – The United Nations takes control of the free city of Trieste.
January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. The case remains unsolved to this day.
January 16 – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France.
January 19 – A shipwreck near Athens, Greece kills 392.
January 24 – Dimitrios Maximos founds a monarchist government in Athens.
January 25 – A Philippine plane crashes in Hong Kong, with $5 million worth of gold and money.
January 25 – Famous gangster Al Capone dies.
January 26 – A KLM Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft crashes soon after taking off from Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen, killing all on board, including Prince Gustaf Adolf, second in line to the Swedish throne, and the American singer Grace Moore.
January 30 – February 8 – A heavy blizzard in Canada buries towns from Winnipeg, to Calgary.
January 31 – The Communists take power in Poland.

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1947

1947 werden die ideologischen Unterschiede zwischen dem entstehenden Ostblock und der westlichen Welt deutlicher. Standen in den ersten Monaten nach Kriegsende die Gemeinsamkeiten der vier Siegermächte bei der Regelung der Nachkriegsordnung noch im Vordergrund, trennt der aufkommende Kalte Krieg zunehmend die bisher vereinte Kriegskoalition der Alliierten. Besonders deutlich wird dies in der Truman-Doktrin, in der der US-Präsident vor der „direkten oder indirekten Aggression“ durch „totalitäre Regime“ warnt – die Sowjetunion wird nicht mit Namen genannt, der Bezug ist aber offensichtlich.