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Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
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]
Yahya El Mashad
Egyptian nuclear physicist (1932-1980).
Born November 1st, 1932 in Benha.
Died June 14th, 1980 at 47 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (assassination).
Lionel Kieseritzky
Baltic german chess player (1806-1853).
Born January 1st, 1806 in Tartu.
Died May 21st, 1853 at 47 years old in Paris, former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
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.
Andrzej Grubba
Polish table tennis player (1958–2005).
Born May 14th, 1958 in Brzeźno Wielkie.
Died July 21st, 2005 at 47 years old in Sopot (cancer).
Princess Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark
Danish princess (1914-1962).
Born December 12th, 1914 in Copenhagen.
Died April 26th, 1962 at 47 years old in Copenhagen.
Lisa Martinek
German actress (1972-2019).
Born February 11th, 1972 in Stuttgart.
Died June 28th, 2019 at 47 years old in Grosseto (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jeanne Demessieux
French composer, pianist, organist and music teacher (1921-1968).
Born February 13th, 1921 in Montpellier.
Died November 11th, 1968 at 47 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Árpád Weisz
Hungarian association football player and manager.
Born April 16th, 1896 in Solt.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 47 years old in Auschwitz.
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