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In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Amadeo García
Spanish dermatologist and association football manager (1886–1947).
Born March 31st, 1887 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died July 18th, 1947 at 60 years old in Spain.
Pedro Ochoa
Argentine footballer (1908-1947).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Avellaneda.
Died September 5th, 1947 at 39 years old in Tandil.
Aline Mayrisch-de Saint-Hubert
Luxembourgian women's rights campaigner, socialite, philanthropist (1874–1947).
Born August 22nd, 1874 in Luxembourg.
Died January 20th, 1947 at 72 years old in Cabris.
Väinö Voionmaa
Finnish politician (1869–1947).
Born February 12th, 1869 in Jyväskylä.
Died May 24th, 1947 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Charles Leaf
British sailor.
Born November 13th, 1895 in Marylebone.
Died February 19th, 1947 at 51 years old
Kōrli Stalte
Livonian activist, poet, educator, orgonist and essayist (1870-1947).
Born August 10th, 1870 in Mazirbe.
Died January 13th, 1947 at 76 years old in Germany.
Meredith Colket
American tennis player (1878-1947).
Born November 19th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died June 7th, 1947 at 68 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Hendrik van Gent
Dutch astronomer (1900-1947).
Born September 14th, 1900 in Rotterdam.
Died March 29th, 1947 at 46 years old in Amsterdam.
Gordon Wright
English footballer (1884-1947).
Born October 3rd, 1884 in England.
Died June 5th, 1947 at 62 years old in Johannesburg.
Alfred Bowerman
Cricketer (1873-1947).
Born November 22nd, 1873 in Bridgwater.
Died July 20th, 1947 at 73 years old in Brisbane.
Boris Fedtschenko
Russian botanist (1872–1947).
Born December 27th, 1872 in Leipzig.
Died September 29th, 1947 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Filaret Kolessa
Ukrainian ethnomusicologist and composer (1871-1947).
Born July 17th, 1871 in Stryi. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1947 at 75 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Philip Hunloke
Sailor (1868–1947).
Born November 26th, 1868 in London.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 78 years old in London.
William C. Dowlan
American actor, film director (1882–1947).
Born September 21st, 1882 in Saint Paul.
Died November 6th, 1947 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman
Belgian botanist (1866–1947).
Born October 19th, 1866 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Died July 24th, 1947 at 80 years old in Brussels.
Dora Wahlroos
Finnish painter (1870-1947).
Born December 19th, 1870 in Pori.
Died March 21st, 1947 at 76 years old in Kauniainen.
André Savignon
French writer (1878–1947).
Born January 1st, 1878 in Tarbes.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 69 years old in London (pneumonia).
Luigi Barlassina
Latin patriarch of jerusalem.
Born April 30th, 1872 in Turin.
Died September 27th, 1947 at 75 years old in Jerusalem.
Ekaterina Karavelova
Bulgarian social activist, teacher, writer and translator.
Born October 21st, 1860 in Ruse.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 86 years old in Sofia.
Bruno Meissner
German assyriologist (1868-1947).
Born April 25th, 1868 in Grudziądz.
Died March 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Zeuthen. [ref]
William Jackson Bean
British botanist (1863-1947).
Born May 26th, 1863 in Malton. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1947 at 83 years old in Kew.
Juliusz Osterwa
Polish actor (1885–1947).
Born June 23rd, 1885 in Kraków.
Died May 10th, 1947 at 61 years old in Warsaw.
Marguerite Coppin
Belgian poet.
Born February 2nd, 1867 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1947 at 80 years old in Clevedon. [ref]
Raphael Eduard Liesegang
German chemist (1869–1947).
Born November 1st, 1869 in Elberfeld.
Died November 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Ellen Gulbranson
Singer (1863–1947).
Born March 4th, 1863 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1947 at 83 years old in Oslo.
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