Dead at age 47

403 Notable deaths

John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow

British colonial governor (1860-1908).

Born September 25th, 1860 in Queensferry.

Died February 29th, 1908 at 47 years old in Pau.

Valérie Benguigui

French actress of stage and screen (1961–2013).

Born November 6th, 1965 in Oran. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 2013 at 47 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer). [ref]

Martin Linge

Norwegian actor and military commander (1894-1941).

Born December 11th, 1894 in Norddal Municipality.

Died December 27th, 1941 at 47 years old in Måløy.

Max Abraham

German physicist (1875-1922).

Born March 26th, 1875 in Gdańsk.

Died November 16th, 1922 at 47 years old in Munich (brain cancer).

Thomas Schippers

American conductor.

Born March 9th, 1930 in Portage. [ref]

Died December 16th, 1977 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Lisa Martinek

German actress (1972-2019).

Born February 11th, 1972 in Stuttgart.

Died June 28th, 2019 at 47 years old in Grosseto (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Tevfik Fikret

Ottoman poet (1867-1915).

Born December 26th, 1867 in Istanbul.

Died August 19th, 1915 at 47 years old in Istanbul.

Adnan Khairallah

Ex iraqi minister; saddam hussein's brother-in-law (1941–1989).

Born September 23rd, 1941 in Iraq.

Died May 4th, 1989 at 47 years old in Mosul.

Vladimir Vavilov

Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer (1925-1973).

Born May 5th, 1925 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 11th, 1973 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg (pancreatic cancer).

Dorothy Abbott

Actress (1920-1968).

Born December 16th, 1920 in Kansas City.

Died December 15th, 1968 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.

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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan