Dead at age 47
396 Notable deaths
Kurt Gerron
German film actor, director and singer.
Born May 11th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1944 at 47 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Steve Lee
Swiss musician and vocalist (1963-2010).
Born August 5th, 1963 in Horgen.
Died October 5th, 2010 at 47 years old in Mesquite (motorcycle accident).
Jean Brooks
American film actress and singer (1915-1963).
Born December 23rd, 1915 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1963 at 47 years old in Richmond (hepatic encephalopathy). [ref]
Josef Albert Meisinger
Gestapo and ss officer (1899-1947).
Born September 14th, 1899 in Munich.
Died March 7th, 1947 at 47 years old in Mokotów Prison (hanging).
Vincent Youmans
American composer (1898-1946).
Born September 27th, 1898 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 1946 at 47 years old in Denver (tuberculosis).
Duke Pearson
American pianist.
Born August 17th, 1932 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Yuri Budanov
Russian colonel convicted of murder of chechen girl (1963-2011).
Born November 24th, 1963 in Khartsyzk.
Died June 10th, 2011 at 47 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Maria Koepcke
German-peruvian ornithologist (1924-1971).
Born May 15th, 1924 in Leipzig.
Died December 24th, 1971 at 47 years old in Peru.
Alois Riegl
Austrian art historian (1858-1905).
Born January 4th, 1858 in Linz. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1905 at 47 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Nora Bayes
American singer, actress and comedian (1880–1928).
Born October 8th, 1880 in Chicago.
Died March 19th, 1928 at 47 years old in Brooklyn (cancer).
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran