Dead at age 47

426 Notable deaths

Ingeborg Bachmann

Austrian poet and author (1926-1973).

Born June 25th, 1926 in Klagenfurt. [ref]

Died October 17th, 1973 at 47 years old in Rome. [ref]

Reinaldo Arenas Fuentes

Cuban poet/novelist/playwright.

Born July 16th, 1943 in Aguas Claras. [ref]

Died December 7th, 1990 at 47 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]

Rajeev Motwani

Indian theoretical computer scientist and venture capitalist at stanford university (1962–2009).

Born March 26th, 1962 in Jammu.

Died June 5th, 2009 at 47 years old in Atherton (drowning). [ref]

Christopher Connelly

American actor (1941-1988).

Born September 8th, 1941 in Wichita. [ref]

Died December 7th, 1988 at 47 years old in Burbank (lung cancer). [ref]

Helen Walker

American actress (1920-1968).

Born July 17th, 1920 in Worcester. [ref]

Died March 10th, 1968 at 47 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]

Mia Martini

Italian singer (1947–1995).

Born September 20th, 1947 in Bagnara Calabra.

Died May 12th, 1995 at 47 years old in Cardano al Campo (heart failure).

Konrad Henlein

Czechoslovak german nation politician (1898-1945).

Born May 6th, 1898 in Vratislavice nad Nisou. [ref]

Died May 10th, 1945 at 47 years old in Plzeň (bleeding). [ref]

Roberto D'Aubuisson

Extreme-right salvadoran soldier, politician and death-squad leader (1944-1992).

Born August 23rd, 1944 in Santa Tecla.

Died February 20th, 1992 at 47 years old in San Salvador (colorectal cancer).

John Costelloe

American actor (1961-2008).

Born November 8th, 1961 in Brooklyn.

Died December 18th, 2008 at 47 years old in Sunset Park.

James Bullough Lansing

Loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949).

Born January 14th, 1902 in Nilwood Township. [ref]

Died September 29th, 1949 at 47 years old in San Marcos (hanging to death). [ref]

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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold