In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Fyodor Dan
Russian revolutionary (1871-1947).
Born October 19th, 1871 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 22nd, 1947 at 75 years old in New York City.
Hisakazu Tanaka
Japanese general (1889-1947).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died March 27th, 1947 at 58 years old in Republic of China (gunshot wound).
Tristan Bernard
French playwright (1866–1947).
Born September 7th, 1866 in Besançon.
Died December 7th, 1947 at 81 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Rupert Bunny
Australian painter (1864-1947).
Born September 29th, 1864 in Melbourne.
Died May 25th, 1947 at 82 years old in Melbourne.
Georg Kolbe
German sculptor (1877-1947).
Born April 13th, 1877 in Waldheim. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1947 at 70 years old in Berlin (bladder cancer). [ref]
Henri Casadesus
Violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher (1879-1947).
Born September 30th, 1879 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 31st, 1947 at 67 years old in Paris.
Demetre Chiparus
Romanian art deco era sculptor (1886–1947).
Born September 16th, 1886 in Dorohoi.
Died January 22nd, 1947 at 60 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
James Willard Schultz
(1859-1947) american historian.
Born August 26th, 1859 in Boonville.
Died June 11th, 1947 at 87 years old in Wind River Indian Reservation.
C. Louis Leipoldt
South african poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter, food expert and botanical collector (1880–1947).
Born December 28th, 1880 in Worcester.
Died April 12th, 1947 at 66 years old in Cape Town.
William B. Davidson
American actor (1888–1947).
Born June 16th, 1888 in Dobbs Ferry.
Died September 28th, 1947 at 59 years old in Santa Monica.
Eduard Ritter von Schleich
German general (1888-1947).
Born August 9th, 1888 in Munich.
Died November 15th, 1947 at 59 years old in Dießen am Ammersee (cardiovascular disease).
Kōda Rohan
Japanese author (1867–1947).
Born July 23rd, 1867 in Tokyo.
Died July 30th, 1947 at 80 years old in Ichikawa. [ref]
Franz Cumont
Belgian archaeologist, historian, philologist and epigrapher (1868–1947).
Born January 3rd, 1868 in Aalst.
Died August 20th, 1947 at 79 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.
Clark Wissler
American anthropologist (1870–1947).
Born September 18th, 1870 in Hagerstown.
Died August 25th, 1947 at 76 years old in New York City.
Julio C. Tello
Peruvian archaeologist, discovered the paracas culture (1880-1947).
Born April 11th, 1880 in Huarochirí Province.
Died June 3rd, 1947 at 67 years old in Lima.
Tefta Tashko-Koço
Albanian artist (1910–1947).
Born November 2nd, 1910 in Faiyum.
Died December 29th, 1947 at 37 years old in Tirana (cancer).
Ernie Adams
Actor (1885-1947).
Born June 18th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died November 26th, 1947 at 62 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Augusto Giacometti
Swiss artist (1877-1947).
Born August 16th, 1877 in Stampa.
Died July 9th, 1947 at 69 years old in Zurich.
Otto Weidt
German resistance member (1883-1947).
Born May 2nd, 1883 in Rostock.
Died December 22nd, 1947 at 64 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Saadallah al-Jabiri
Prime minister of syria (1893-1947).
Born October 14th, 1892 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1947 at 54 years old in Aleppo.
Ibō Takahashi
Japanese admiral (1888–1947).
Born April 20th, 1888 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 58 years old
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Swiss writer (1878-1947).
Born September 24th, 1878 in Lausanne.
Died May 23rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Lausanne.
J. Warren Kerrigan
American actor and director (1879-1947).
Born July 22nd, 1881 in Louisville, New Albany.
Died June 9th, 1947 at 65 years old in Balboa Island (pneumonia).
Cosme Damião
Player and coach of s.l. benfica (1885-1947).
Born November 2nd, 1885 in Lisbon.
Died June 12th, 1947 at 61 years old in Sintra.
Gloria Grey
American actress and director (1909-1947).
Born October 23rd, 1909 in Portland.
Died November 22nd, 1947 at 38 years old in Hollywood (influenza).
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman