In the year 1947
494 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Fuchs
Ss officer (1898-1947).
Born September 1st, 1898 in Mannheim.
Died January 24th, 1947 at 48 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes
English novelist (1868-1947).
Born August 5th, 1868 in London.
Died November 14th, 1947 at 79 years old in Hampshire.
Theodore Romzha
Blessed martyr, eparch of mukacheve (1911–1947).
Born April 14th, 1911 in Bocicoiu Mare. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1947 at 36 years old in Mukachevo (poison). [ref]
Hanns Ludin
German nazi diplomat (1905-1947).
Born June 10th, 1905 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1947 at 42 years old in Bratislava (hanging to death).
Almroth Wright
British microbiologist and immunologist (1861–1947).
Born August 10th, 1861 in Middleton Tyas.
Died April 30th, 1947 at 85 years old in Farnham Common.
Clement Calhoun Young
Governor of california (1869-1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died December 24th, 1947 at 78 years old in Berkeley.
Jesse W. Reno
American inventor (1861–1947).
Born August 4th, 1861 in Fort Leavenworth.
Died June 2nd, 1947 at 85 years old in Pelham Manor.
Archduchess Maria Cristina, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Two sicilian and austro-tuscan imperial and royal.
Born April 10th, 1877 in Cannes.
Died October 4th, 1947 at 70 years old in Sankt Gilgen.
Halim Perdanakusuma
Indonesian airman and national hero of indonesia.
Born November 18th, 1922 in Sampang.
Died December 14th, 1947 at 25 years old in Malayan Union (aircraft crash).
Hans Krebs
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament and german nation politician (1888-1947).
Born April 26th, 1888 in Jihlava. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1947 at 58 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
Emil Haussmann
Ss officer (1910–1947).
Born October 11th, 1910 in Ravensburg.
Died July 31st, 1947 at 36 years old in Nuremberg (hanging to death). [ref]
Wilhelm Uhde
German art historian, dealer and collector (1874-1947).
Born October 28th, 1874 in Strzelce Krajeńskie.
Died August 17th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris.
Aleksander Stavre Drenova
Albanian poet (1872–1947).
Born April 11th, 1872 in Drenovë.
Died December 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
South african zulu poet, novelist, and educator (1906–1947).
Born January 6th, 1906 in KwaDukuza.
Died October 26th, 1947 at 41 years old in Johannesburg (meningitis).
Ricarda Huch
German writer (1864–1947).
Born July 18th, 1864 in Brunswick.
Died November 17th, 1947 at 83 years old in Schönberg.
Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay
Indian writer.
Born April 15th, 1865 in Nizamabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Died March 16th, 1947 at 81 years old in Nizamabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Petar Živković
Prime minister of yugoslavia (1879-1947).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Negotin.
Died February 3rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Paris.
Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
Army officer (1871–1947).
Born December 6th, 1871 in County Tyrone.
Died October 13th, 1947 at 75 years old in Spilsby.
Balys Sruoga
Lithuanian writer (1896–1947).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Baibokai.
Died October 16th, 1947 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
George Forbes
New zealand politician (1869-1947).
Born March 12th, 1869 in Lyttelton.
Died May 17th, 1947 at 78 years old in Wellington.
Kálmán Tihanyi
Hungarian engineer (1897–1947).
Born April 28th, 1897 in Zbehy. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1947 at 49 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alphonzo Bell
Us oil millionaire and tennis player (1875-1947).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died December 27th, 1947 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Carmen Mory
Swiss-nazi german spy and kapo (1906-1947).
Born July 2nd, 1906 in Adelboden.
Died April 9th, 1947 at 40 years old in Hamburg.
Wilhelm Heye
German major general (1869–1947).
Born January 31st, 1869 in Fulda.
Died March 11th, 1947 at 78 years old in Braunlage.
Desmond FitzGerald
Irish revolutionary, poet, publicist and politician (1888-1947).
Born February 13th, 1888 in Forest Gate.
Died April 9th, 1947 at 59 years old in Dublin.
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé