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Dead at age 47
396 Notable deaths
Nara Leão
Brazilian recording artist; singer, songwriter.
Born January 19th, 1942 in Vitoria. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1989 at 47 years old in Rio de Janeiro (brain tumor). [ref]
Sonja Savić
Actress (1961-2008).
Born September 15th, 1961 in Čačak.
Died September 23rd, 2008 at 47 years old in Belgrade (drug overdose). [ref]
Bill Goodwin
American actor (1910-1958).
Born July 28th, 1910 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1958 at 47 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
J. Edward Bromberg
Actor (1903-1951).
Born December 25th, 1903 in Timișoara.
Died December 6th, 1951 at 47 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorf
German politician (1896-1944).
Born October 14th, 1896 in Merseburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 47 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Alexander Kutepov
Russian politician and general (1882-1930).
Born September 28th, 1882 in Cherepovets.
Died January 26th, 1930 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Rachel Field
American novelist, poet, and children's author (1894–1942).
Born September 19th, 1894 in New York City.
Died March 15th, 1942 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Iranian politician (1933-1981).
Born September 5th, 1933 in Kerman.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 47 years old in Tehran (explosive device).
Mao Zemin
Mao zedong's brother (1896-1943).
Born April 3rd, 1896 in Xiangtan.
Died September 27th, 1943 at 47 years old in Xinjiang.
Mikhail Tsvet
Russian-italian botanist (1872-1919).
Born May 14th, 1872 in Asti. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1919 at 47 years old in Voronezh. [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan