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Dead at age 47

544 Notable deaths

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]

Hermann Löns

German journalist and writer (1866–1914).

Born September 29th, 1866 in Chełmno.

Died September 26th, 1914 at 47 years old in Loivre.

Alfons Maria Jakob

German neurologist (1884–1931).

Born July 2nd, 1884 in Aschaffenburg.

Died October 17th, 1931 at 47 years old in Hamburg.

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