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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s – 1940s – 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1944 1945 1946 – 1947 – 1948 1949 1950 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1947 MCMXLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2700 |
| Armenian calendar | 1396 ԹՎ ՌՅՂԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6697 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 103–104 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1868–1869 |
| Bengali calendar | 1354 |
| Berber calendar | 2897 |
| British Regnal year | 11 Geo. 6 – 12 Geo. 6 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2491 |
| Burmese calendar | 1309 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7455–7456 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 4643 or 4583 — to — 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 4644 or 4584 |
| Coptic calendar | 1663–1664 |
| Discordian calendar | 3113 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1939–1940 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5707–5708 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2003–2004 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1868–1869 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5047–5048 |
| Holocene calendar | 11947 |
| Igbo calendar | 947–948 |
| Iranian calendar | 1325–1326 |
| Islamic calendar | 1366–1367 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 22 (昭和２２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1878–1879 |
| Juche calendar | 36 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4280 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 36 民國36年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 479 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2490 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) 2073 or 1692 or 920 — to — 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) 2074 or 1693 or 921 |
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar, the 1947th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 947th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1940s decade.