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Dead at age 47
396 Notable deaths
Fritz von Scholz
German general, ᛋᛋ-gruppenführer.
Born December 9th, 1896 in Plzeň.
Died July 28th, 1944 at 47 years old in Narva.
Tibor Benedek
Hungarian water polo player and coach (1972-2020).
Born July 12th, 1972 in Budapest.
Died June 18th, 2020 at 47 years old in Budapest (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Darío Moreno
Turkish singer (1921-1968).
Born April 3rd, 1921 in İzmir. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1968 at 47 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kieran Modra
Australian cyclist.
Born March 27th, 1972 in Port Lincoln.
Died November 13th, 2019 at 47 years old in Kingsford (traffic collision). [ref]
Paruyr Sevak
Soviet writer, poet and specialist in literature (1924-1971).
Born January 24th, 1924 in Zangakatun.
Died June 17th, 1971 at 47 years old in Yerevan (traffic collision).
Jacek Kaczmarski
Polish singer, songwriter, poet and author.
Born March 22nd, 1957 in Warsaw.
Died April 10th, 2004 at 47 years old in Gdańsk (laryngeal cancer).
Nikolai Astrup
Norwegian painter (1880-1928).
Born August 30th, 1880 in Bremanger. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1928 at 47 years old in Førde (pneumonia).
Vasyl Stus
Ukrainian poet, publicist and dissident.
Born January 6th, 1938 in Rakhnivka. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1985 at 47 years old in Perm-36. [ref]
Ferdinand Sammern-Frankenegg
Austrian member of the nazi party (1897-1944).
Born March 17th, 1897 in Grieskirchen.
Died September 20th, 1944 at 47 years old in Banja Luka (killed in action).
John Akii-Bua
Athletics competitor.
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Lira.
Died June 20th, 1997 at 47 years old in Kampala.
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