In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Roy Pomeroy
Special effects designer (1892-1947).
Born April 20th, 1892 in Darjeeling.
Died September 3rd, 1947 at 55 years old in Los Angeles.
Frank Heller
Swedish writer (1886–1947).
Born July 20th, 1886 in Lösen parish.
Died October 14th, 1947 at 61 years old in Malmö City.
Max Gülstorff
German actor (1882–1947).
Born March 23rd, 1882 in Sovetsk.
Died February 6th, 1947 at 64 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Hasmik
Armenian soviet actress (1879–1947).
Born March 21st, 1879 in Nakhchivan.
Died August 23rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Yerevan.
Heinrich Häberlin
Member of the swiss federal council (1868-1947).
Born September 6th, 1868 in Weinfelden.
Died February 26th, 1947 at 78 years old in Frauenfeld.
Embrik Strand
Norwegian botanist, entomologist, arachnologist, professor, conservator, and lepidopterist (1876-1947).
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 71 years old in Riga.
Bob Donaldson
Scottish football player (1868-1947).
Born August 27th, 1871 in Coatbridge.
Died April 28th, 1947 at 75 years old in Airdrie.
Louis Delâge
French automotive engineer (1874–1947).
Born March 22nd, 1874 in Cognac.
Died December 14th, 1947 at 73 years old in Le Pecq.
Jantina Tammes
Dutch botanist and geneticist (1871-1947).
Born June 23rd, 1871 in Groningen.
Died September 20th, 1947 at 76 years old in Groningen.
Heiti Talvik
Estonian poet (1904–1947).
Born November 9th, 1904 in Tartu.
Died July 18th, 1947 at 42 years old in Tyumen Oblast.
Verda Majo
Japanese pacifist, esperantist, feminist and antifascist (1912–1947).
Born March 7th, 1912 in Ōtsuki-shi. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1947 at 34 years old in Jiamusi.
Stanislav Kostka Neumann
Czech poet, journalist, literary and art critic and translator (1875–1947).
Born June 5th, 1875 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1947 at 72 years old in Libeň (heart failure, arteriosclerosis, pulmonary edema). [ref]
Filippo Cortesi
Apostolic nuncio to poland (1876-1947).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Alia.
Died February 1st, 1947 at 70 years old in Rome.
Charles Garabed Atamian
French painter of armenian origin (1872-1947).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Istanbul.
Died July 30th, 1947 at 74 years old in Paris.
Julio Lores
Peruvian footballer (1908-1947).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Huaral.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 38 years old
Tan Teng-pho
Taiwanese artist (1895–1947).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Tainan Prefecture.
Died March 25th, 1947 at 52 years old (gunshot wound).
Evald Tipner
Estonian footballer and bandy player (1906-1947).
Born March 13th, 1906 in Tallinn.
Died July 18th, 1947 at 41 years old in Tallinn.
Benjamin Blumenfeld
Russian chess player (1884–1947).
Born May 24th, 1884 in Vilkaviškis, Vawkavysk.
Died March 5th, 1947 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Con O'Kelly
Olympic wrestler (1886-1947).
Born October 29th, 1886 in Dunmanway.
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 61 years old in Kingston upon Hull.
Wilfred Hudson Osgood
American zoologist (1875-1947).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Rochester.
Died June 20th, 1947 at 71 years old in Chicago.
Jean Capart
Belgian egyptologist (1877–1947).
Born February 21st, 1877 in Brussels.
Died June 16th, 1947 at 70 years old in Etterbeek.
Ivan Regen
Slovenian biologist (1868-1947).
Born December 9th, 1868 in Gorenja Vas.
Died July 27th, 1947 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Grantley Goulding
British track and field athlete (1874-1947).
Born March 23rd, 1874 in Gloucester.
Died July 29th, 1947 at 73 years old in KwaZulu-Natal.
Arshak Fetvadjian
Armenian artist (1866-1947).
Born October 1st, 1866 in Trabzon.
Died October 10th, 1947 at 81 years old in Medford.
Simon Janashia
Georgian historian (1900–1947).
Born July 26th, 1900 in Makvaneti.
Died November 5th, 1947 at 47 years old in Tbilisi.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 494
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur