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Dead at age 47
396 Notable deaths
Ernst-Günther Baade
German general (1897-1945).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Pritzwalk.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 47 years old in Bad Segeberg.
Eberhard Kinzel
German general and knight's cross recipients (1897-1945).
Born October 18th, 1897 in Friedenau.
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 47 years old in Idstedt.
Marguerite De La Motte
Actress (1902-1950).
Born June 22nd, 1902 in Duluth. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1950 at 47 years old in San Francisco (thrombosis).
Hisham al-Hashimi
Iraqi political scientist and peace activist.
Born May 9th, 1973 in Baghdad.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 47 years old in Zayouna (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Gösta Ekman
Swedish actor (1890–1938).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1938 at 47 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Onno Tunç
Turkish composer (1948-1996).
Born December 20th, 1948 in Şişli.
Died January 14th, 1996 at 47 years old in Armutlu.
Albert Londres
French journalist and writer (1884-1932).
Born November 1st, 1884 in Vichy. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1932 at 47 years old in Gulf of Aden (traffic collision). [ref]
Dan Turèll
Danish writer.
Born March 19th, 1946 in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1993 at 47 years old in Copenhagen (esophageal cancer).
Alfréd Haar
Hungarian mathematician (1885–1933).
Born October 11th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died March 16th, 1933 at 47 years old in Szeged (stomach cancer).
Alexandre Stavisky
French financier and embezzler whose actions created a political scandal that became known as the stavisky affair (1886-1934).
Born November 20th, 1886 in Slobodcka. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1934 at 47 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]
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