In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Elena Văcărescu
Romanian writer.
Born September 21st, 1864 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 1947 at 82 years old in Paris.
Halim Malkoč
Waffen ss volunteer (1917-1947).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Sokolac.
Died February 8th, 1947 at 29 years old in Bihać (hanging to death).
Nikola Petkov
Bulgarian politician (1893-1947).
Born July 21st, 1893 in Sofia.
Died September 23rd, 1947 at 54 years old in Sofia (hanging to death). [ref]
Robert Latham Owen
American politician (1856-1947).
Born February 2nd, 1856 in Lynchburg.
Died July 19th, 1947 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Moses Gomberg
American chemist (1866–1947).
Born February 8th, 1866 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died February 12th, 1947 at 81 years old in Ann Arbor.
John Arledge
American actor (1907-1947).
Born March 12th, 1907 in Crockett. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1947 at 40 years old in Hollywood.
Friedrich Paschen
German physicist (1865–1947).
Born January 22nd, 1865 in Schwerin.
Died February 25th, 1947 at 82 years old in Potsdam.
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
German chemist (1877-1947).
Born March 19th, 1877 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died December 1st, 1947 at 70 years old in Munich.
Miguel Abadía Méndez
President of colombia (1867-1947).
Born July 5th, 1867 in Coello.
Died May 9th, 1947 at 79 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Attilio Ferraris
Italian footballer (1904-1947).
Born March 26th, 1904 in Rome.
Died May 8th, 1947 at 43 years old in Montecatini Terme.
Martin Fiebig
German general (1891–1947).
Born May 7th, 1891 in Rozumice.
Died October 23rd, 1947 at 56 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Hermann Höfle
Ss general and police leader (1898–1947).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Augsburg.
Died December 9th, 1947 at 49 years old in Bratislava (hanging to death).
Karl von Oberkamp
German general (1893–1947).
Born October 30th, 1893 in Munich.
Died May 4th, 1947 at 53 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Erich Hecke
German mathematician (1887–1947).
Born September 20th, 1887 in Buk.
Died February 13th, 1947 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Hanns Sachs
Austrian psychoanalyst (1881-1947).
Born January 10th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 66 years old in Boston.
Ferdinand Zecca
French film director (1864–1947).
Born February 19th, 1864 in Paris.
Died March 23rd, 1947 at 83 years old in Saint-Mandé.
Narisara Nuwattiwong
Prince of siam (1863-1947).
Born April 28th, 1863 in Bangkok.
Died March 10th, 1947 at 83 years old in Bangkok.
Arthur M. Hyde
American politician (1877-1947).
Born July 12th, 1877 in Princeton.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 70 years old in New York City.
Joseph Barcroft
Physiologist, studied the oxygenation of blood (1872–1947).
Born July 26th, 1872 in Newry.
Died March 21st, 1947 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Fate Marable
American musician (1890–1947).
Born December 2nd, 1890 in Paducah.
Died January 16th, 1947 at 56 years old in St. Louis.
Duke Robert of Württemberg
German duke (1873–1947).
Born January 14th, 1873 in Merano.
Died April 12th, 1947 at 74 years old in Altshausen.
Ossi Oswalda
German actress (1899–1947).
Born February 2nd, 1899 in Niederschönhausen.
Died July 17th, 1947 at 48 years old in Žamberk.
Louise Homer
American opera singer (1871-1947).
Born April 30th, 1871 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 6th, 1947 at 76 years old in Winter Park.
Hamo Ohanjanyan
Armenian politician.
Born February 1st, 1873 in Akhalkalaki.
Died July 31st, 1947 at 74 years old in Cairo.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 494
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain