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In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
John Gilbert Winant
American republican politician and diplomat (1889-1947).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in New York City.
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 58 years old in Concord.
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician (1902–1947).
Born June 6th, 1902 in Fulton.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 45 years old in Seaside.
Władysław Raczkiewicz
Polish politician, president of poland from 1939 to 1947 (1885-1947).
Born January 23rd, 1885 in Kutaisi.
Died July 6th, 1947 at 62 years old in Ruthin.
Ludwig Fischer
Sa officer (1905-1947); governor of warsaw district.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 8th, 1947 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
David I. Walsh
U.s. senator from massachusetts (born 1872).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Leominster.
Died June 11th, 1947 at 74 years old in Boston.
Sidney Webb
English socialist economist, 1859–1947 (1859–1947).
Born July 13th, 1859 in London.
Died October 13th, 1947 at 88 years old in Hampshire.
Andrew Volstead
American politician (1859-1947).
Born October 31st, 1859 in Kenyon.
Died January 20th, 1947 at 87 years old in Granite Falls.
Alexandru C. Cuza
Romanian politician (1857-1947).
Born November 8th, 1857 in Iași.
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 89 years old in Sibiu. [ref]
Josef Albert Meisinger
Gestapo and ss officer (1899-1947).
Born September 14th, 1899 in Munich.
Died March 7th, 1947 at 47 years old in Mokotów Prison (hanging to death).
Yone Noguchi
Japanese writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary criticism (1875-1947).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Tsushima.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 71 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Blanche Hoschedé Monet
French painter (1865-1947).
Born November 10th, 1865 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 8th, 1947 at 82 years old in Giverny.
Flora Thompson
English author and poet (1876–1947).
Born December 5th, 1876 in Juniper Hill.
Died May 21st, 1947 at 70 years old in Brixham.
Frederick Hopkins
English biochemist.
Born June 20th, 1861 in Eastbourne.
Died May 16th, 1947 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Heitor da Silva Costa
Brazilian engineer (1873–1947).
Born July 25th, 1873 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 21st, 1947 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
August Meyszner
Austrian gendarmerie officer and right-wing politician (1886-1947).
Born August 3rd, 1886 in Graz.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 60 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Johnny Evers
American baseball player and coach (1881-1947).
Died March 28th, 1947 at 65 years old in Albany.
Fernand de Brinon
French lawyer, politician (1885–1947).
Born August 16th, 1885 in Libourne. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1947 at 61 years old in Arcueil (gunshot wound).
Josef Čapek
Czech painter and writer (1887–1945).
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Hronov. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1947 at 60 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. [ref]
Richard Heidrich
German general (1896–1947).
Born July 27th, 1896 in Lawalde.
Died December 22nd, 1947 at 51 years old in Bergedorf.
Duke Joachim Ernst I, Duke of Anhalt
Monarch of anhalt (1918–1918).
Born January 11th, 1901 in Dessau.
Died February 18th, 1947 at 46 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 2.
Carl Hilpert
German general (1888-1947).
Born September 12th, 1888 in Nuremberg.
Died February 1st, 1947 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Karol Świerczewski
Polish general (1897-1947).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1947 at 50 years old in Jabłonki. [ref]
Gusztáv Jány
Hungarian military officer (1883–1947).
Born October 21st, 1883 in Rajka.
Died November 26th, 1947 at 64 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Albert Marquet
French painter (1875-1947).
Born March 27th, 1875 in Bordeaux.
Died June 14th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris (prostate cancer).
Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke
Painter and prince of sweden (1865-1947).
Born August 1st, 1865 in Drottningholm Palace.
Died August 17th, 1947 at 82 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 494
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn