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Dead at age 47
546 Notable deaths
Kieran Modra
Australian cyclist.
Born March 27th, 1972 in Port Lincoln.
Died November 13th, 2019 at 47 years old in Kingsford (traffic collision). [ref]
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 (1930–1977).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Portage.
Died December 16th, 1977 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Linus Yale
American mechanical engineer (1821–1868).
Born April 4th, 1821 in New York.
Died December 25th, 1868 at 47 years old in New York City.
Ibrahim Babangida
Footballer (1976–2024).
Born August 1st, 1976 in Kaduna.
Died May 9th, 2024 at 47 years old in Kaduna State (traffic collision). [ref]
Roman Kondratenko
Russian general (1857–1904).
Born October 12th, 1857 in Tbilisi.
Died December 15th, 1904 at 47 years old in Lüshunkou District.
Ryszard Bolesławski
Polish theatre and film director, actor (1889–1937).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
Died January 17th, 1937 at 47 years old in Hollywood.
Horatio Greenough
American artist (1805-1852).
Born September 6th, 1805 in Boston.
Died December 18th, 1852 at 47 years old in Somerville.
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).
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]
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