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Dead at age 47
426 Notable deaths
Deborah S. Jin
American physicist (1968–2016).
Born November 15th, 1968 in Stanford. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2016 at 47 years old in Boulder (cancer). [ref]
Dorothy Abbott
Actress (1920-1968).
Born December 16th, 1920 in Kansas City.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
Eddie Gerard
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1890–1937).
Born February 22nd, 1890 in Ottawa.
Died December 7th, 1937 at 47 years old in Ottawa (laryngeal cancer).
Tevfik Fikret
Ottoman poet (1867-1915).
Born December 26th, 1867 in Istanbul.
Died August 19th, 1915 at 47 years old in Istanbul.
Martin Linge
Norwegian actor and military commander (1894-1941).
Born December 11th, 1894 in Norddal Municipality.
Died December 27th, 1941 at 47 years old in Måløy.
Kieran Modra
Australian cyclist.
Born March 27th, 1972 in Port Lincoln.
Died November 13th, 2019 at 47 years old in Kingsford (traffic collision). [ref]
Max Abraham
German physicist (1875-1922).
Born March 26th, 1875 in Gdańsk.
Died November 16th, 1922 at 47 years old in Munich (brain cancer).
Thomas Schippers
American conductor (1930–1977).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Portage.
Died December 16th, 1977 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Roman Kondratenko
Russian general (1857–1904).
Born October 12th, 1857 in Tbilisi.
Died December 15th, 1904 at 47 years old in Lüshunkou District.
Ryszard Bolesławski
Polish theatre and film director, actor (1889–1937).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
Died January 17th, 1937 at 47 years old in Hollywood.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)