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Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
Andre Matos
Brazilian musician (1971–2019).
Born September 14th, 1971 in São Paulo.
Died June 8th, 2019 at 47 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [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).
Theo van Doesburg
Dutch architect, painter, draughtsman and writer (1883–1931).
Born August 30th, 1883 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1931 at 47 years old in Davos (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pavel Srniček
Czech soccer player, soccer representant and soccer coach (1968–2015).
Born March 10th, 1968 in Ostrava, Karviná.
Died December 29th, 2015 at 47 years old in Ostrava, Poruba, University Hospital Ostrava (cardiac arrest).
Malcolm Lowry
British writer (1909–1957).
Born July 28th, 1909 in Birkenhead. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1957 at 47 years old in Chalvington with Ripe. [ref]
Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta
Italian prince and navy officer (1900-1948).
Born March 9th, 1900 in Turin.
Died January 29th, 1948 at 47 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
One of the three great nobles who led the meiji restoration, regarded as one of the main founders of modern japan (1830-1878).
Born September 26th, 1830 in Kōrai.
Died May 14th, 1878 at 47 years old in Kioichō (stab wound).
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austrian poet and author (1926–1973).
Born June 25th, 1926 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1973 at 47 years old in Rome. [ref]
Reinaldo Arenas
Cuban poet/novelist/playwright (1943–1990).
Born July 16th, 1943 in Aguas Claras.
Died December 7th, 1990 at 47 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
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]
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