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Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
Nellie Fox
American baseball player and coach (1927–1975).
Born December 25th, 1927 in Franklin County.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 47 years old in Baltimore (skin cancer).
Vasily Blyukher
Soviet marshal (1889–1938).
Born December 1st, 1890 in Barschinka.
Died November 9th, 1938 at 47 years old in Moscow (thrombosis).
Yoshifumi Kondō
Japanese anime director (1950-1998).
Born March 31st, 1950 in Gosen.
Died January 21st, 1998 at 47 years old in Tachikawa (aortic dissection, aneurysm).
Yılmaz Güney
Turkish film director, scenarist, novelist and actor (1937-1984).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Adana.
Died September 9th, 1984 at 47 years old in Paris (stomach cancer).
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 (gunshot wound).
Anatoly Solonitsyn
Soviet russian actor (1934–1982).
Born August 30th, 1934 in Bogorodsk.
Died June 11th, 1982 at 47 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Ty
British rapper (1972–2020).
Born August 17th, 1972 in London. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2020 at 47 years old in London (pneumonia, COVID-19). [ref]
Kim Jung Gi
South korean comic book artist.
Born February 7th, 1975 in Goyang. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2022 at 47 years old in Villepinte (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Conny Plank
German record producer and musician (1940–1987).
Born May 3rd, 1940 in Hütschenhausen.
Died December 18th, 1987 at 47 years old in Cologne (laryngeal cancer).
Abdel Hakim Amer
Egyptian military officer and politician (1919–1967).
Born December 11th, 1919 in Astal.
Died September 14th, 1967 at 47 years old in Cairo (intoxication).
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