Dead at age 47

426 Notable deaths

Philippe Pottier

Swiss footballer (1938-1985).

Born July 9th, 1938 in Monthey.

Died September 22nd, 1985 at 47 years old in Geneva.

Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema

Dutch poet (1877-1924).

Born February 26th, 1877 in Amsterdam.

Died May 6th, 1924 at 47 years old in Bergen.

Renato Vrbičić

Croatian water polo player (1970–2018).

Born November 21st, 1970 in Šibenik.

Died June 12th, 2018 at 47 years old in Šibenik (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ivan Doronin

Soviet pilot.

Born May 5th, 1903 in Kamenka.

Died February 2nd, 1951 at 47 years old in Moscow.

Stéphane Franke

Athletics competitor (1964–2011).

Born February 12th, 1964 in Versailles.

Died June 23rd, 2011 at 47 years old in Potsdam (cancer). [ref]

Albert Thellung

Swiss botanist (1881-1928).

Born May 12th, 1881 in Enge.

Died June 26th, 1928 at 47 years old in Zürich.

Hermann Schridde

West german equestrian.

Born July 3rd, 1937 in Celle.

Died May 18th, 1985 at 47 years old in Winsen an der Aller.

József Balla

Hungarian wrestler.

Born July 27th, 1955 in Szőreg.

Died March 18th, 2003 at 47 years old in Kecskemét (heart failure).

Francesco Jovine

Italian writer and journalist (1902–1950).

Born October 19th, 1902 in Guardialfiera.

Died April 30th, 1950 at 47 years old in Rome.

Edward Alexander Newell Arber

British palaeobotanist (1870-1918).

Born August 5th, 1870 in London.

Died June 14th, 1918 at 47 years old in Cambridge.

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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld