Timeline January 1947

Events in January 1947 15

• 1867 – 1947 Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) Died 23 January 1947, aged 79 Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and founding member of the Nabis group. He was known for his intimate domestic interiors and his rich use of colour. His later work influenced Post-Impressionist and modern painting.
• 1867 – 1947 Pierre Bonnard Post-Impressionism · France Pierre Bonnard (October 3, 1867 – January 23, 1947) was a French Post-Impressionist painter known for his intimate interiors and bold, vibrant use of colour. He was a founder of the Nabis group.
• 1893 – 1947 Karl Mannheim (1893-1947) Died 9 January 1947, aged 53 Karl Mannheim was a Hungarian-born sociologist and a founder of the sociology of knowledge. His best-known work is Ideology and Utopia. He taught at the London School of Economics after fleeing Nazi Germany.
• 1899 – 1947 Al Capone (1899-1947) Died 25 January 1947, aged 48 Al Capone was an American gangster who led the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition. He was convicted of tax evasion in 1931 and served time in Alcatraz. He died at his home in Florida after years of illness caused by neurosyphilis.
• 1906 – 1947 Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906-1947) Died 26 January 1947, aged 40 Prince Gustaf Adolf was second in line to the Swedish throne and the father of the future King Carl XVI Gustaf. He was killed in an air crash at Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen. The American singer Grace Moore also died in the crash.
• 1946 – 1947 Charlie Parker in Camarillo State Hospital Breakdown Six months in hospital — he writes Relaxin' at Camarillo.
• 1947 Australian Open 1947 Men: Dinny Pails · Women: Nancye Wynne Bolton
• 1947 British coal industry nationalised National Coal Board takes over the mines On 1 January 1947, the British coal mines came under public ownership, run by the National Coal Board. It was one of the central nationalisations carried out by the Attlee government. About 1,500 collieries were taken over.
• 1947 – 1948 Broadway Debut Appeared on Broadway, billed as Abbe Marshall, in George Abbott's Barefoot Boy with Cheek (1947) and Michael Todd's As the Girls Go (1948). While performing a calypso number in the latter, she was spotted by Xavier Cugat.
• 1947 – 1951 Tsinghua University Studied electrical engineering at Tsinghua University, one of China's most prestigious institutions. Joined the Communist Party in October 1949, the month Mao proclaimed the People's Republic.
• 1947 – 2016 David Bowie The Starman Iconic musician and cultural chameleon.
• 1947 David Bowie born in Brixton David Robert Jones Born in south London.
• 1947 Polish legislative election Communist-led bloc wins a rigged election Poland held its legislative election on 19 January 1947. The communist-dominated Democratic Bloc claimed a large majority after widespread fraud and intimidation of the opposition Polish People's Party. The result secured communist control of Poland.
• 1947 British winter of 1947 Heavy snow and a fuel crisis paralyse Britain Repeated blizzards from late January 1947 cut off communities and stopped coal deliveries across Britain. Power stations shut down and industry largely came to a halt. Severe flooding followed the thaw in March.
• 1947 – 2003 Warren Zevon (1947-2003) Died 7 September 2003, aged 56 Warren Zevon was a singer-songwriter known for sardonic, literate rock songs including 'Werewolves of London' and 'Lawyers, Guns and Money'. After a terminal cancer diagnosis he recorded a final album, 'The Wind', released two weeks before his death.