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Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
Karl Dane
Danish-american comedian and actor.
Born October 12th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died April 14th, 1934 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
Fumiko Hayashi
Japanese writer (1903–1951).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Shimonoseki.
Died June 29th, 1951 at 47 years old in Tokyo.
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.
Salgueiro Maia
Portuguese soldier (1944-1992).
Born July 1st, 1944 in Castelo de Vide.
Died April 4th, 1992 at 47 years old in Santarém (cancer).
Sanmao
Taiwanese novelist, translator and writer (1943-1991).
Born March 26th, 1943 in Chongqing.
Died January 4th, 1991 at 47 years old in Taipei.
Prince Sixtus of Parma
Parmese royal (1886–1934).
Born August 11th, 1886 in Rorschacherberg.
Died March 14th, 1934 at 47 years old in Paris.
Paruyr Sevak
Armenian 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).
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]
Pierre Lallement
French inventor (1843-1891).
Born October 21st, 1843 in Pont-à-Mousson.
Died August 29th, 1891 at 47 years old in Boston.
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).
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