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Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
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.
Henry Hobson Richardson
American architect (1838–1886).
Born September 29th, 1838 in St. James Parish.
Died April 27th, 1886 at 47 years old in Brookline (nephritis).
James Bullough Lansing
Loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949).
Born January 2nd, 1902 in Nilwood Township. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1949 at 47 years old in San Marcos (hanging to death). [ref]
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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