Dead at age 47
396 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.
Martin Linge
Norwegian actor and military commander (1894-1941).
Born December 11th, 1894 in Norddal.
Died December 27th, 1941 at 47 years old in Måløy (killed in action).
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.
Fumiko Hayashi
Japanese writer.
Born December 31st, 1903 in Shimonoseki. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1951 at 47 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett