In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Grace Moore
American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film (1898-1947).
Born December 5th, 1898 in Cocke County. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1947 at 48 years old in Copenhagen Airport (aviation accident, 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 crash). [ref]
Benny Leonard
American boxer (1896-1947).
Born April 7th, 1896 in New York City.
Died April 18th, 1947 at 51 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Roy Geiger
United states marine corps general (1885-1947).
Born January 25th, 1885 in Middleburg.
Died January 23rd, 1947 at 61 years old in Bethesda (lung cancer).
Franz Böhme
World war ii nazi war criminal (1885-1947).
Born April 15th, 1885 in Zeltweg.
Died May 29th, 1947 at 62 years old in Nuremberg (falling from height). [ref]
Bernard Spilsbury
British pathologist (1877–1947).
Born May 16th, 1877 in Warwickshire.
Died December 17th, 1947 at 70 years old in London.
Franz Ritter von Epp
German general and politician (1868–1946).
Born October 16th, 1868 in Munich.
Died January 31st, 1947 at 78 years old in Munich.
Pierre Janet
French psychologist (1859–1947).
Born May 30th, 1859 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1947 at 87 years old in Paris (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Ian Hamilton
British army general (1853–1947).
Born January 16th, 1853 in Corfu.
Died October 12th, 1947 at 94 years old in London.
Qazi Muhammad
One of the founding fathers of kurdish identity.
Born May 1st, 1893 in Mahabad.
Died March 31st, 1947 at 53 years old in Mahabad (hanging).
Harukichi Hyakutake
Japanese general (1888–1947).
Born May 25th, 1888 in Saga Prefecture.
Died March 10th, 1947 at 58 years old in Japan.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
German general (1897–1947).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Barmen.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 49 years old in Chaidari (gunshot wound).
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
British politician (1861-1947).
Born October 23rd, 1861 in London.
Died April 4th, 1947 at 85 years old in London.
Huda Sha'rawi
Egyptian feminist and nationalist (1879–1947).
Born June 23rd, 1879 in Minya. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1947 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Sakunosuke Oda
Japanese writer (1913–1947).
Born October 26th, 1913 in Osaka.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 33 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
Hisao Tani
Japanese general (1882–1947).
Born December 23rd, 1882 in Okayama. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1947 at 64 years old in Nanjing (capital punishment in China).
Kathleen Scott
British sculptor (1878–1947).
Born March 27th, 1878 in Nottinghamshire.
Died July 25th, 1947 at 69 years old in London.
Osami Nagano
Fleet admiral in the imperial japanese navy (1880-1947).
Born June 15th, 1880 in Kōchi-shi.
Died January 5th, 1947 at 66 years old in St. Luke's International Hospital (pneumonia).
Kurt Eberhard
Nazi major-general, paricipated in babi yar massacre (1874-1947).
Born September 12th, 1874 in Rottweil.
Died September 8th, 1947 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
August Eigruber
Austrian nazi politician, gauleiter of oberdonau and landeshauptmann of upper austria (1907-1947).
Born April 16th, 1907 in Steyr.
Died May 28th, 1947 at 40 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Helmuth von Pannwitz
German general (1898-1947).
Born October 14th, 1898 in Bodzanowice.
Died January 16th, 1947 at 48 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).
Alfredo Casella
Italian composer, pianist and conductor (1883-1947).
Born July 25th, 1883 in Turin.
Died March 5th, 1947 at 63 years old in Rome.
Luisa Piccarreta
Italian mistic (1865–1947).
Born April 23rd, 1865 in Corato.
Died March 4th, 1947 at 81 years old in Corato.
Joseph Cook
6th prime minister of australia from 1913 to 1914.
Born December 7th, 1860 in Silverdale.
Died July 30th, 1947 at 86 years old in Bellevue Hill (disease).
Slavko Kvaternik
Croatian soldier and politician (1878–1947).
Born August 25th, 1878 in Moravice.
Died June 13th, 1947 at 68 years old in Zagreb (gunshot wound).
Christian X of Denmark
King of denmark (1912–1947) and iceland (1918–1944).
Born September 26th, 1870 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died April 20th, 1947 at 76 years old in Amalienborg.
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving