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Dead at age 47
388 Notable deaths
Louis Buchalter
American mobster.
Born February 6th, 1897 in New York City.
Died March 4th, 1944 at 47 years old in Sing Sing (electrocution).
Gu Long
Hong kong born taiwanese writer.
Born June 7th, 1938 in British Hong Kong.
Died September 23rd, 1985 at 47 years old in Taipei (liver cirrhosis).
Francis Thompson (1859-1907)
British poet.
Born December 16th, 1859 in Preston. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1907 at 47 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]
Sekiryo Kaneda
Japanese businessman.
Born December 10th, 1901 in Japan.
Died February 2nd, 1949 at 47 years old (stroke).
Abdel Hakim Amer
Egyptian politician and general (1919-1967).
Born December 11th, 1919 in Astal.
Died September 14th, 1967 at 47 years old in Cairo (intoxication).
John Costelloe
American actor (1961-2008).
Born November 8th, 1961 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 47 years old in Sunset Park.
Anatoly Solonitsyn
Russian actor.
Born August 30th, 1934 in Bogorodsk. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1982 at 47 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Edward MacDowell
American composer.
Born December 18th, 1860 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1908 at 47 years old in New York City. [ref]
Colin Higgins
Director, producer, actor, screenwriter.
Born July 28th, 1941 in Noumea. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1988 at 47 years old in Beverly Hills (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
French singer (1956-2004).
Born December 16th, 1956 in Paris.
Died April 20th, 2004 at 47 years old in Saint-Florent (cancer). [ref]
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