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In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Borchert
German playwright, and short story writer (1921–1947).
Born May 20th, 1921 in Hamburg.
Died November 20th, 1947 at 26 years old in Basel (hepatitis).
Henry Rinnan
Norwegian gestapo officer (1915-1947).
Born May 14th, 1915 in Levanger Municipality.
Died February 1st, 1947 at 31 years old in Trondheim (gunshot wound).
Hélène van Zuylen
French socialite, author, auto racing pioneer (1863–1947).
Born August 21st, 1863 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
Franz Seldte
German politician (1882-1947).
Born June 29th, 1882 in Magdeburg.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 64 years old in Fürth.
Olive Borden
American actress (1906–1947).
Born July 14th, 1906 in Richmond.
Died October 1st, 1947 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Friedrich Rainer
Nazi party leader (1903-1947).
Born July 28th, 1903 in St. Veit an der Glan.
Died July 19th, 1947 at 43 years old in Ljubljana (hanging to death).
Archduchess Louise of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1870-1947).
Born December 2nd, 1870 in Salzburg.
Died March 23rd, 1947 at 76 years old in Ixelles.
Adrienne Ames
American actress (1907–1947).
Born August 3rd, 1907 in Fort Worth.
Died May 31st, 1947 at 39 years old in New York City (cancer).
Emil Seidel
American politician (1864–1947).
Born December 13th, 1864 in Ashland.
Died June 24th, 1947 at 82 years old in Milwaukee.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
Finnish general (1892-1947).
Born March 18th, 1892 in Helsinki.
Died January 11th, 1947 at 54 years old in Oulu.
Bruno Bräuer
German general (1893-1947).
Born February 4th, 1893 in Stanisławów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 54 years old in Chaidari (gunshot wound).
William Isaac Thomas
American sociologist (1863-1947).
Born August 13th, 1863 in Russell County.
Died December 5th, 1947 at 84 years old in Berkeley.
Andrei Shkuro
Cossack (ukrainian) general (1887–1947).
Born January 19th, 1887 in Paschkovskiy.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 59 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).
Hans Biebow
Nazi administrator of lodz ghetto (1902-1947).
Born December 18th, 1902 in Bremen.
Died April 24th, 1947 at 44 years old in Łódź (hanging to death).
Sardar Ajit Singh
Indian dissident.
Born February 23rd, 1881.
Died August 15th, 1947 at 66 years old
Lynn Frazier
American politician (1874–1947).
Born December 21st, 1874 in Steele County.
Died January 11th, 1947 at 72 years old in Riverdale.
Lilly Reich
German designer (1885–1947).
Born June 16th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1947 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Constantin Sănătescu
Prime minister of romania (1885-1947).
Born January 14th, 1885 in Craiova.
Died November 8th, 1947 at 62 years old in Bucharest (cancer).
Lloyd Osbourne
American diplomat (1868–1947).
Born April 7th, 1868 in San Francisco.
Died May 22nd, 1947 at 79 years old in Glendale.
Hasyim Asy'ari
Indonesian ulema (1871-1947).
Born February 14th, 1871 in Demak, Jombang.
Died July 25th, 1947 at 76 years old in Jombang.
Viktor Goldschmidt
Norwegian mineralogist (1888-1947).
Born January 27th, 1888 in Zurich.
Died March 30th, 1947 at 59 years old in Oslo.
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
Danish physical chemist (1879–1947).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Varde.
Died December 17th, 1947 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
M. P. Shiel
British writer (1865–1947).
Born July 21st, 1865 in Montserrat.
Died February 17th, 1947 at 81 years old in Chichester.
Dewi Sartika
National hero of indonesia recipient (1884–1947).
Born December 4th, 1884 in Cicalengka.
Died September 11th, 1947 at 62 years old in Tasikmalaya.
Frederic Goudy
American printer, artist and type designer (1865–1947).
Born March 8th, 1865 in Bloomington.
Died May 11th, 1947 at 82 years old in Marlborough.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 494
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