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Dead at age 47
396 Notable deaths
Markus Beyer
German boxer.
Born April 28th, 1971 in Erlabrunn.
Died December 3rd, 2018 at 47 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Joseph Schillinger
American musician (1895-1943).
Born September 1st, 1895 in Kharkiv.
Died March 23rd, 1943 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Gordon Hodgson
Footballer, football manager (1904-1951).
Born April 16th, 1904 in Johannesburg.
Died June 14th, 1951 at 47 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (cancer).
Eino Leino
Finnish poet and journalist.
Born July 6th, 1878 in Paltamo. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1926 at 47 years old in Tuusula. [ref]
Karl Dane
Danish-american comedian and actor.
Born October 12th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died April 14th, 1934 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
Deborah S. Jin
American physicist.
Born November 15th, 1968 in Stanford. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2016 at 47 years old in Boulder (cancer). [ref]
Prince Sixtus of Parma
Parmese royal.
Born August 11th, 1886 in Rorschacherberg.
Died March 14th, 1934 at 47 years old in Paris.
Salgueiro Maia
Portuguese soldier.
Born July 1st, 1944 in Castelo de Vide.
Died April 4th, 1992 at 47 years old in Santarém (cancer).
Sait Faik Abasıyanık
Turkish writer of short stories and poetry (1906-1954).
Born November 23rd, 1906 in Adapazarı.
Died May 11th, 1954 at 47 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis).
Anton de Kom
Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stalag X-B (tuberculosis). [ref]
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