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In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Angela Brazil
English children's writer (1868-1947).
Born November 30th, 1868 in Preston.
Died March 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Coventry.
John Halliday
American stage and screen actor (1880-1947).
Born September 14th, 1884 in Brooklyn.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 63 years old in Honolulu.
Giuseppe Volpi
Italian businessman and politician (1877-1947).
Born November 19th, 1877 in Venice.
Died November 16th, 1947 at 69 years old in Rome.
Tadeusz Kutrzeba
Polish general (1886–1947).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Kraków.
Died January 8th, 1947 at 60 years old in London (cancer).
Charles Nordhoff
English-born american novelist and traveler (1887-1947).
Born February 1st, 1887 in London.
Died April 10th, 1947 at 60 years old in Montecito.
Ludwig Kübler
German general (1889–1947).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
Died August 18th, 1947 at 57 years old in Ljubljana (hanging to death).
Ellsworth Huntington
American geographer (1876-1947).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Galesburg.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 71 years old in New Haven.
Henry Kolker
American actor and film director (1870-1947).
Born November 13th, 1874 in Quincy.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Simón Isidoro Patiño
Bolivian businessperson (1860-1947).
Born June 1st, 1860 in Cochabamba.
Died April 20th, 1947 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jane Cobden
British suffragist (1851-1947).
Born April 28th, 1851 in London.
Died July 7th, 1947 at 96 years old in Fernhurst.
Karl Rahm
Nazi concentration camp commandant (1907–1947).
Born April 2nd, 1907 in Klosterneuburg.
Died April 30th, 1947 at 40 years old in Litoměřice (hanging to death).
Taixu
Qing dynasty buddhist (1890-1947).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Haining.
Died March 17th, 1947 at 57 years old in Shanghai.
Jürgen Wagner
German ss brigade leader, major general of the waffen-ss and war criminal (1901–1947).
Born September 9th, 1901 in Strasbourg.
Died June 27th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Ja'far Pishevari
Chairman of the azerbaijan democratic party and the national government of azerbaijan..
Born August 26th, 1892 in Zaviyeh-ye Sadat.
Died June 11th, 1947 at 54 years old in Yevlakh (traffic collision).
Edith Craig
British actress, theatrical producer, theatre director, and suffragette (1869–1947).
Born December 9th, 1869 in Hertfordshire.
Died March 27th, 1947 at 77 years old in Kent (thrombosis).
Sándor Garbai
Chairman of the hungarian central executive council (prime minister) (1879-1947).
Born March 27th, 1879 in Kiskunhalas.
Died November 7th, 1947 at 68 years old in Paris.
Frederick Blackman
British botanist (1866–1947).
Born July 25th, 1866 in London Borough of Lambeth.
Died January 30th, 1947 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Siegfried Seidl
Ss officer (1911-1947).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Tulln an der Donau.
Died February 4th, 1947 at 35 years old in Vienna (hanging to death).
Leevi Madetoja
Finnish composer (1887–1947).
Born February 17th, 1887 in Oulu.
Died October 6th, 1947 at 60 years old in Helsinki.
Édouard Chatton
French biologist (1883–1947).
Born October 11th, 1883 in Romont.
Died April 23rd, 1947 at 63 years old in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
Brandon Hurst
English actor (1866-1947).
Born November 30th, 1866 in London.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 80 years old in Hollywood.
Frances Hodgkins
New zealand painter (1869–1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Dorchester. [ref]
Martin Mutschmann
German politician (1879-1947).
Born March 9th, 1879 in Hirschberg.
Died February 14th, 1947 at 67 years old in Lubyanka Building (gunshot wound).
Richard Le Gallienne
British writer (1866-1947).
Born January 20th, 1866 in Liverpool.
Died September 15th, 1947 at 81 years old in Menton.
Lucjan Żeligowski
Polish officer (1865-1947).
Born October 17th, 1865 in Ašmiany.
Died July 9th, 1947 at 81 years old in London.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 494
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo