In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Al Capone
American gangster (1899–1947).
Born January 17th, 1899 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1947 at 48 years old in Palm Island (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Black Dahlia
American murder victim (1924-1947).
Born July 29th, 1924 in Hyde Park.
Died January 15th, 1947 at 22 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Henry Ford
American business magnate (1863–1947).
Born July 30th, 1863 in Springwells Township. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1947 at 83 years old in Dearborn (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Aleister Crowley
English occultist (1875–1947).
Born October 12th, 1875 in Leamington Spa.
Died December 1st, 1947 at 72 years old in Hastings (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pleurisy, bronchitis).
Bugsy Siegel
American mobster y brujo de hechicería oscura.
Born February 28th, 1906 in New York City, Williamsburg.
Died June 20th, 1947 at 41 years old in Beverly Hills (gunshot wound).
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of auschwitz (1901–1947).
Born November 25th, 1901 in Baden-Baden.
Died April 16th, 1947 at 45 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz, Auschwitz I concentration camp (hanging to death).
Max Planck
German theoretical physicist (1858–1947).
Born April 23rd, 1858 in Kiel.
Died December 4th, 1947 at 89 years old in Göttingen (myocardial infarction).
Georg von Trapp
Trapp family's father (1880–1947).
Born April 4th, 1880 in Zadar.
Died May 30th, 1947 at 67 years old in Boston (lung cancer).
William Moulton Marston
American psychologist, lawyer, inventor, and comic book writer (1893–1947).
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 53 years old in Rye (skin cancer).
Stanley Baldwin
British statesman (1867–1947).
Born August 3rd, 1867 in Bewdley.
Died December 14th, 1947 at 80 years old in Bewdley.
Harry Gordon Selfridge
American born english businessman (1858–1947).
Born January 11th, 1858 in Ripon.
Died May 8th, 1947 at 89 years old in Putney (bronchopneumonia).
Evelyn McHale
Subject of iconic suicide photo (1923–1947).
Born September 20th, 1923 in Berkeley.
Died May 1st, 1947 at 23 years old in Manhattan (falling).
G.H. Hardy
British mathematician (1877–1947).
Born February 7th, 1877 in Cranleigh. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1947 at 70 years old in Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital. [ref]
Alfred North Whitehead
English mathematician and philosopher (1861–1947).
Born February 15th, 1861 in Ramsgate.
Died December 30th, 1947 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Frances Cleveland
First lady of the united states (1864-1947).
Born July 21st, 1864 in Buffalo.
Died October 29th, 1947 at 83 years old in Baltimore.
Fiorello H. La Guardia
American politician; 99th mayor of new york city (1934–45).
Born December 11th, 1882 in New York City.
Died September 20th, 1947 at 64 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Willa Cather
American writer (1873–1947).
Born December 7th, 1873 in Gore.
Died April 24th, 1947 at 73 years old in Manhattan (cerebral hemorrhage).
George II of Greece
King of greece (r. 1922-1924, 1935-1947).
Born August 1st, 1890 in Tatoi Palace.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 56 years old in Athens.
Josh Gibson
American hall of fame baseball player (1911–1947).
Born December 21st, 1911 in Buena Vista.
Died January 20th, 1947 at 35 years old in Pittsburgh (stroke).
Aung San
Burmese revolutionary leader (1915-1947).
Born February 13th, 1915 in Natmauk.
Died July 19th, 1947 at 32 years old in Yangon.
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
Swedish prince, heir apparent until his death (1906–1947); father of carl xvi gustaf of sweden.
Born April 22nd, 1906 in Stockholm Palace.
Died January 26th, 1947 at 40 years old in Copenhagen Airport (aviation accident, 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 crash).
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
British peer; husband of mary, princess royal (1882–1947).
Born September 9th, 1882 in London.
Died May 24th, 1947 at 64 years old in Harewood House.
Alice Keppel
British society hostess and mistress of edward vii (1868–1947).
Born April 29th, 1868 in Glasgow.
Died September 11th, 1947 at 79 years old in Florence (liver cirrhosis).
Kundan Lal Saigal
Indian singer and actor (1904–1947).
Born April 4th, 1904 in Kashmir.
Died January 18th, 1947 at 42 years old in Jalandhar.
Willie Francis
American best known for surviving a failed execution by electrocution in the united states.
Born January 12th, 1929 in St. Martinville.
Died May 9th, 1947 at 18 years old in Louisiana (electrocution).
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci