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Dead at age 47
403 Notable deaths
Cathal Brugha
Irish revolutionary and politician (1874-1922).
Born July 18th, 1874 in Dublin.
Died July 7th, 1922 at 47 years old in Dublin.
Hayedeh
Iranian singer.
Born April 10th, 1942 in Kermanshah.
Died January 20th, 1990 at 47 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction).
Malcolm Lowry
British writer.
Born July 28th, 1909 in Birkenhead. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1957 at 47 years old in Chalvington with Ripe.
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).
Bruce Geller
American television producer and writer (1930-1978).
Born October 13th, 1930 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 47 years old in Santa Barbara.
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]
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]
Young Noble
American rapper.
Born March 21st, 1978 in Sierra Madre.
Died July 4th, 2025 at 47 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound). [ref]
Dean Reed
Singer, musician, actor, writer, director (1938-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1938 in Denver.
Died June 13th, 1986 at 47 years old in Zeuthen (drowning).
Norihito, Prince Takamado
Japanese prince (1954-2002).
Born December 29th, 1954 in Tokyo.
Died November 21st, 2002 at 47 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
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