In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Cecil Haig
Fencer (1862–1947).
Born March 16th, 1862 in Kensington.
Died March 3rd, 1947 at 84 years old in Monnington on Wye.
Gustave Bauer
American wrestler (1884–1947).
Born April 3rd, 1884 in Newark.
Died February 15th, 1947 at 62 years old in Irvington.
Oluf Olsson
Danish gymnast (1873-1947).
Born May 30th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died May 25th, 1947 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Theodor Nauman
Swedish water polo player (1885–1947).
Born December 7th, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died February 6th, 1947 at 61 years old in Stockholm.
Aukusti Sihvola
Olympic wrestler (1895–1947).
Born March 7th, 1895 in Sippola.
Died June 18th, 1947 at 52 years old in Luumäki.
Marcello Nizzola
Olympic wrestler (1900–1947).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Genoa.
Died February 22nd, 1947 at 46 years old in Genoa.
Louis Delaunoij
Dutch fencer (1879–1947).
Born March 3rd, 1879 in Amsterdam.
Died October 29th, 1947 at 68 years old in Bussum.
Adolf Erbslöh
German painter (1881-1947).
Born May 27th, 1881 in New York City.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 65 years old in Icking.
Mikhail Bondarenko
Soviet wwii ace and twice hero of the soviet union (1913–1947).
Born October 20th, 1913 in Bohdanivka.
Died July 27th, 1947 at 33 years old in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (drowning).
Øistein Schirmer
Gymnast (1879–1947).
Born April 11th, 1879 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died May 24th, 1947 at 68 years old in Larvik.
Uliana Kravchenko
Ukrainian poet (1860–1947).
Born April 18th, 1860 in Mykolaiv.
Died March 31st, 1947 at 86 years old in Przemyśl.
Toivo Tikkanen
Sport shooter (1888–1947).
Born April 15th, 1888 in Rome.
Died June 1st, 1947 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Liubov Hakkebush
Ukrainian actor (1888-1947).
Born September 26th, 1888 in Nemyriv.
Died May 28th, 1947 at 58 years old in Kyiv.
Heinrich August Luyken
German british author and esperantist (1864-1947).
Born December 10th, 1864 in Altenkirchen.
Died September 21st, 1947 at 82 years old in Amersham.
Ivan Ivanovich Zhegalkin
Russian mathematician.
Born August 3rd, 1869 in Mtsensk.
Died March 28th, 1947 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Kostyantyna Malytska
Ukrainian writer, pedagogue and journalist (1872–1947).
Born May 30th, 1872 in Kropyvnyk. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1947 at 74 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Albert Gingell
Olympic wrestler (1883–1947).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Bristol.
Died February 20th, 1947 at 63 years old in Cleveland.
Gustavo Giovannoni
Italian architect and engineer (1873–1947).
Born January 1st, 1873 in Rome.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 74 years old in Rome.
Hermann Müller
German racewalker (1885–1947).
Born April 18th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died January 21st, 1947 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 476 to 494 of 494
Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender