1947

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * The events of Dying in the Sun take place


 * Aleister Crowley fakes his own death in Hastings, as part of his recruitment by the Americans for the Golgotha Project (Heart of TARDIS).


 * The events of Ghosts of India take place

March

 * 10 - Colin Stinton, who plays Arthur Coleman Winters (President of the USA) in The Sound of Drums, is born in Canada.

July

 * 10 - Jackie Lane, who portrayed companion Dodo Chaplet, is born in Manchester, England.

December

 * 7 - Wendy Padbury, who portrayed companion Zoe Heriot, is born at Stratford-upon-Avon, England.