In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Cassius Jackson Keyser
American mathematician and journalist of pronounced philosophical inclinations (1862-1947).
Born May 15th, 1862 in Rawson.
Died May 8th, 1947 at 84 years old in New York City.
Jean-Richard Bloch
French critic, novelist and playwright (1884-1947).
Born May 25th, 1884 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1947 at 62 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Žanka Stokić
Serbian actor (1887-1947).
Born January 24th, 1887 in Veliko Gradište.
Died July 21st, 1947 at 60 years old in Belgrade.
Georg Schnéevoigt
Finnish conductor and cellist (1872-1947).
Born November 8th, 1872 in Vyborg.
Died November 28th, 1947 at 75 years old in Malmö.
Marcia Harris
American actress (1880–1947).
Born February 14th, 1880 in Providence.
Died June 18th, 1947 at 67 years old in Northampton.
August Blom
Danish filmmaker (1869–1947).
Born December 26th, 1869 in Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 77 years old in Rigshospitalet.
Rudolf Noack
German footballer (1913-1947).
Born March 30th, 1913 in Hamburg.
Died June 30th, 1947 at 34 years old in Lebedyansky District.
Minerva J. Chapman
American artist (1858-1947).
Born December 6th, 1858 in New York.
Died June 14th, 1947 at 88 years old in Palo Alto.
Konstantin Dumba
Austrian-hungarian diplomat and writer (1856-1947).
Born June 17th, 1856 in Vienna.
Died January 6th, 1947 at 90 years old in Steindorf am Ossiacher See.
Jan Malypetr
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, minister of supply, minister of interior, czechoslovak politician and mayor (1873-1947).
Born December 21st, 1873 in Klobuky.
Died September 27th, 1947 at 73 years old in Slaný.
Janus van Merrienboer
Dutch archer (1894-1947).
Born October 8th, 1894 in Oud- en Nieuw-Gastel.
Died October 12th, 1947 at 53 years old in Oud- en Nieuw-Gastel.
José Luis Tamayo
President of ecuador (1920 - 1924).
Born July 29th, 1858 in Chanduy.
Died July 7th, 1947 at 88 years old in Guayaquil (intracranial aneurysm).
William Berryman Scott
U.s. paleontologist (1858–1947).
Born February 12th, 1858 in Cincinnati.
Died March 29th, 1947 at 89 years old in Princeton.
Mathieu Crickboom
Belgian violinist (1871–1947).
Born March 2nd, 1871 in Hodimont.
Died October 30th, 1947 at 76 years old in Ixelles.
Edgar Chahine
Painter and engraver (1874-1947).
Born October 31st, 1874 in Vienna.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris.
Johannes Winkler
German aerospace engineer (1897-1947).
Died December 27th, 1947 at 50 years old in Brunswick (cerebrovascular disease).
Johann Altfuldisch
German ss officer, concentration camp guard and convicted war criminal (1911–1947).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Bad Brückenau.
Died May 28th, 1947 at 35 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging to death).
Walter Donaldson
American songwriter (1893-1947).
Born February 15th, 1893 in Manhattan, Brooklyn.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 54 years old in Santa Monica.
David Samanez Ocampo
President of peru (1866-1947).
Born November 4th, 1866 in Huancarama District.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 80 years old in Cusco.
Eugène Lanti
Esperantist, socialist and writer (1879-1947).
Born July 19th, 1879 in Néhou.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 67 years old in Mexico City (hanging to death).
Fedir Krychevsky
Ukrainian painter (1879-1947).
Born May 22nd, 1879 in Lebedyn. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1947 at 68 years old in Irpin.
Josaphat Kotsylovsky
Ukrainian greek catholic bishop and martyr (1876–1947).
Born March 3rd, 1876 in Pakoszówka.
Died November 17th, 1947 at 71 years old in Kyiv (lung disease).
Henrik Schück
Rector of uppsala university (1855–1947).
Born November 2nd, 1855 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1947 at 91 years old in Johannes parish. [ref]
Tomás Berreta
President of uruguay (1875-1947).
Born November 2nd, 1875 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1947 at 71 years old in Montevideo (prostate cancer).
Vasily Vasilyevich Glagolev
Hero of the soviet union (1896-1947).
Born February 21st, 1898 in Kaluga.
Died September 21st, 1947 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 494
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett