Rulers:
• Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953)
Events:
• Musée National d’Art Moderne established in Paris, France.
• Museu de Arte de São Paulo established in São Paulo, Brazil.
• Shelburne Museum established in Shelburne, Vermont.
Births:
• Archer, Anne (1947)
• Berenson, Marisa (1947)
• Branciaroli, Franco (1947)
• Brooks, Albert (1947)
• Chiles, Lois (1947)
• Close, Glenn (1947)
• Collins, Stephen (1947)
• Cross, Ben (1947-2020)
• Dreyfuss, Richard (1947)
• Faulkner, Graham (1947)
• Ferréol, Andréa (1947)
• Garr, Teri (1947)
• Mantegna, Joe (1947)
• Pryce, Jonathan (1947)
• Reiner, Rob (1947)
• Tobias, Oliver (1947)
• Wilker, José (1947-2014)
Deaths:
• Brummer, Joseph (1883-1947)
• Hoschedé Monet, Blanche (1865-1947)
• Trapp, Georg von (1880-1947)
Literature:
• Camus, Albert (1913-1960): La Peste (1947)
Art:
• De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978): Via Appia Antica (1945-50)