In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Jean Chassagne
French racing driver (1881–1947).
Born July 26th, 1881 in La Croisille-sur-Briance.
Died April 13th, 1947 at 65 years old in La Croisille-sur-Briance.
Fanni Luukkonen
Finnish women's organization leader (1882–1947).
Born March 13th, 1882 in Oulu.
Died October 27th, 1947 at 65 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
Manuel Machado
Spanish poet (1874-1947).
Born August 29th, 1874 in Seville.
Died January 19th, 1947 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Stepan Malkhasyants
Armenian academic (1857-1947).
Born November 6th, 1857 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died July 21st, 1947 at 89 years old in Yerevan.
Dušan Jurkovič
Slovak architect (1868-1947).
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Turá Lúka. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Herbert Spencer Jennings
American biologist (1868–1947).
Born April 8th, 1868 in Tonica.
Died April 14th, 1947 at 79 years old in Santa Monica.
Hans Cornelius
German philosopher (1863–1947).
Born September 27th, 1863 in Munich.
Died August 23rd, 1947 at 83 years old in Gräfelfing.
J. V. Uspensky
Russian mathematician (1883-1947).
Born May 23rd, 1883 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 63 years old in San Francisco.
Juan José Estrada Morales
President of nicaragua (1872-1947).
Born January 1st, 1872 in Managua.
Died July 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Managua.
Petras Cvirka
Lithuanian writer (1909-1947).
Born March 12th, 1909 in Klangiai.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 38 years old in Vilnius.
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
British politician (1867-1947).
Born September 1st, 1867 in Newton Solney.
Died June 2nd, 1947 at 79 years old in Melton Mowbray.
José María Reyna Andrade
Guatemalan president (1860-1947).
Born November 1st, 1860 in Guatemala.
Died April 25th, 1947 at 86 years old in Santiago de Cuba.
Georg Ledebour
German politician and journalist (1850-1947).
Born March 7th, 1850 in Hanover.
Died March 31st, 1947 at 97 years old in Bern.
Elias Abu Shabaki
Lebanese author, poet, editor, translator, and critic. (1903–1947).
Born May 3rd, 1903 in Providence.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 43 years old in Beirut (leukemia).
Matija Jama
Slovenian painter (1872–1947).
Born January 4th, 1872 in Ljubljana.
Died April 6th, 1947 at 75 years old in Ljubljana.
Anna von Mildenburg
Austrian opera singer (1872–1947).
Born November 29th, 1872 in Vienna.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 74 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Elias Katz
Finnish runner.
Born June 22nd, 1901 in Turku.
Died December 26th, 1947 at 46 years old in Gaza City.
Winter Hall
New zealand actor (1872-1947).
Born June 21st, 1872 in Christchurch.
Died February 10th, 1947 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Tor Andræ
Swedish scholar (1885–1947).
Born July 9th, 1885 in Vena church parish. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1947 at 61 years old in Linköping Cathedral Congregation.
David Enskog
Swedish mathematician and physicist (1884–1947).
Born April 22nd, 1884 in Västra Ämtervik.
Died June 1st, 1947 at 63 years old in Stockholm.
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
Catholic cardinal (1883–1947).
Born November 2nd, 1883 in Montreal.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 63 years old in Alhambra.
Miroslav Bulešić
Croatian catholic priest, martyr and blessed (1920-1947).
Born May 13th, 1920 in Čabrunići.
Died August 24th, 1947 at 27 years old in Lanišće (stab wound).
Sydney Howard Smith
English badminton and tennis player (1872–1947).
Born February 3rd, 1872 in Stroud.
Died March 27th, 1947 at 75 years old in Stroud.
Cecil Madigan
Australian geologist, explorer and botanical collector (1889–1947).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Renmark.
Died January 14th, 1947 at 57 years old in Adelaide.
Vladimir Golenishchev
Russian egyptologist (1856–1947).
Born January 29th, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 5th, 1947 at 91 years old in Nice.
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As soon as you’ll realize it was a gift, you’ll be free. Maxime Lagacé