1947 in Michigan explained
Events from the year 1947 in Michigan.
Top stories
The Associated Press polled editors of its member newspapers in Michigan and ranked the state's top news stories of 1947 as follows:[1]
- Death of Henry Ford (227 points)
- Judge Frank Albert Picard decision (143 points)
- Terpenning murder (137 points)
- Corrections department probe (134 points)
- UAW contracts with GM, Ford, and Chrysler (129 points)
- 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team (117 points)
- Spring floods (103 points)
- Budget dilemma (94 points)
- Skillman grand jury (59 points)
- Detroit Tigers' sale of Hank Greenberg to the Pittsburgh Pirates (51 points)
Office holders
State office holders
Mayors of major cities
Federal office holders
Companies
The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1947.
Sports
Baseball
American football
Basketball
Ice hockey
Boat racing
Golfing
Other
Chronology of events
See main article: 1947 in the United States.
Births
- March 12 - Mitt Romney, businessman and politician who served as Governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007) and the Republican presidential candidate (2012), in Detroit
- April 21 - Iggy Pop, singer, songwriter, musician, producer and actor, and vocalist of The Stooges, in Muskegon, Michigan
- August 5 - Bernie Carbo, Major League Baseball outfielder (1969–1980), in Detroit
Deaths
- April 7 - Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Co., at age 83 in Dearborn
See also
Notes and References
- News: Ford Death Voted Top Michigan News Story. The Lansing State Journal. January 1, 1948. 4. Newspapers.com.
- Ford was a privately held company until 1956. Accordingly, its financial results for 1947 were not made public.
- Web site: 1947 Detroit Tigers Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com. July 10, 2017.
- Web site: 2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book. University of Michigan. 2012. August 9, 2017. 22, 71. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120456/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/bsb-recordbook-2012.pdf. dead.
- 2012 Record Book, p. 13.
- Web site: 1947 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 9, 2017.
- Web site: 1947 Football Team . Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. July 10, 2017.
- Web site: 1947 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. June 16, 2017.
- Web site: 1947 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. November 23, 2015.
- Web site: University of Michigan Basketball Record Book. University of Michigan. 29. 2017-07-13. 2018-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026080859/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years.pdf. dead.
- Web site: 1946-47 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. July 10, 2017.