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Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
Bert Williams
American comedian and actor (1874–1922).
Born November 12th, 1874 in Nassau.
Died March 4th, 1922 at 47 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Civil rights activist from alaska (1911–1958).
Born July 4th, 1911 in Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1958 at 47 years old in Juneau (cancer). [ref]
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter.
Born August 8th, 1935 in Baytown.
Died August 13th, 1982 at 47 years old in Navasota (myocardial infarction).
Michael Clarke
American drummer (1946–1993).
Born June 3rd, 1946 in Spokane.
Died December 19th, 1993 at 47 years old in Treasure Island.
Kenji Gotō
Japanese journalist and hostage in syria.
Born September 22nd, 1967 in Sendai.
Died January 31st, 2015 at 47 years old in Syria (decapitation).
Mark Linkous
American musician (1962-2010).
Born September 9th, 1962 in Arlington County. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2010 at 47 years old in Knoxville. [ref]
Mickey Marcus
Israeli general (1901–1948).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died June 11th, 1948 at 47 years old in Abu Ghosh.
Yasuhiro Takemoto
Japanese director of anime series and original video animations (1972-2019).
Died July 19th, 2019 at 47 years old in Studio 1. [ref]
Osip Mandelstam
Russian poet and essayist (1891-1938).
Born January 14th, 1891 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1938 at 47 years old (typhus). [ref]
Vladimir Solovyov
Russian philosopher (1853-1900).
Born January 28th, 1853 in Moscow.
Died August 13th, 1900 at 47 years old in Uzkoye.
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