Dead at age 47
545 Notable deaths
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]
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and filmmaker (1903–1951).
Born June 17th, 1903 in Dibrugarh district.
Died January 17th, 1951 at 47 years old in Tezpur.
Christopher Connelly
American actor (1941–1988).
Born September 8th, 1941 in Wichita.
Died December 7th, 1988 at 47 years old in Burbank (lung cancer).
Helen Walker
American actress (1920-1968).
Born July 17th, 1920 in Worcester.
Died March 10th, 1968 at 47 years old in North Hollywood (cancer).
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).
Konrad Henlein
Czechoslovak german nation politician (1898-1945).
Born May 6th, 1898 in Vratislavice nad Nisou.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 47 years old in Plzeň, Bory (bleeding).
Roberto D'Aubuisson
Extreme-right salvadoran soldier, politician and death-squad leader (1944-1992).
Born August 23rd, 1944 in Santa Tecla.
Died February 20th, 1992 at 47 years old in San Salvador (tongue cancer).
John Costelloe
American actor (1961-2008).
Born November 8th, 1961 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 47 years old in Sunset Park.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau