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Dead at age 47
388 Notable deaths
Siobhan Dowd
British writer and activist.
Born February 4th, 1960 in London, Leeds. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2007 at 47 years old in Oxford (breast cancer). [ref]
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]
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]
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Soldier and former military head of state of ghana (1931-1979).
Born September 23rd, 1931 in Kumasi.
Died June 16th, 1979 at 47 years old in Accra (ballistic trauma).
Kalikho Pul
Indian politician.
Born July 20th, 1969 in Hawai.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 47 years old in Itanagar (hanging). [ref]
Adnan Khairallah
Ex iraqi minister; saddam hussein's brother-in-law (1941-1989).
Born September 23rd, 1941 in Iraq.
Died May 4th, 1989 at 47 years old in Mosul.
Yılmaz Güney
Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist and actor (1937-1984).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Yenice. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1984 at 47 years old in Paris (stomach cancer). [ref]
Yoshifumi Kondō
Japanese anime director (1950-1998).
Born March 31st, 1950 in Gosen.
Died January 21st, 1998 at 47 years old in Tachikawa (aneurysm, aortic dissection).
Conny Plank
German record producer and musician.
Born May 3rd, 1940 in Hütschenhausen.
Died December 18th, 1987 at 47 years old in Cologne (laryngeal cancer).
Vasily Blyukher
Soviet military commander (1889-1938).
Born December 1st, 1890 in Barschinka.
Died November 9th, 1938 at 47 years old in Moscow (thrombosis).
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