Dead at age 47
426 Notable deaths
Sanmao
Taiwanese novelist, translator and writer.
Born March 26th, 1943 in Chongqing.
Died January 4th, 1991 at 47 years old in Taipei.
Prince Sixtus of Parma
Parmese royal.
Born August 11th, 1886 in Rorschacherberg.
Died March 14th, 1934 at 47 years old in Paris.
Paruyr Sevak
Armenian writer, poet and specialist in literature (1924-1971).
Born January 24th, 1924 in Zangakatun.
Died June 17th, 1971 at 47 years old in Yerevan (traffic collision).
Tibor Benedek
Hungarian water polo player and coach (1972-2020).
Born July 12th, 1972 in Budapest.
Died June 18th, 2020 at 47 years old in Budapest (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Joseph Schillinger
American musician (1895-1943).
Born September 1st, 1895 in Kharkiv.
Died March 23rd, 1943 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Jacek Kaczmarski
Polish singer, songwriter, poet and author.
Born March 22nd, 1957 in Warsaw.
Died April 10th, 2004 at 47 years old in Gdańsk (laryngeal cancer).
Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev
Soviet politician (1892-1940).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Karmaskaly.
Died January 28th, 1940 at 47 years old in Moscow.
John Akii-Bua
Ugandan athletics competitor (1949–1997).
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Lira.
Died June 20th, 1997 at 47 years old in Kampala.
Nikolai Astrup
Norwegian painter (1880-1928).
Born August 30th, 1880 in Bremanger. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1928 at 47 years old in Førde (pneumonia).
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow
British colonial governor (1860-1908).
Born September 25th, 1860 in Queensferry.
Died February 29th, 1908 at 47 years old in Pau.
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus