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Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
Ibrahim Altynsarin
Kazakh writer (1841-1889).
Born November 1st, 1841 in Kostanay.
Died July 29th, 1889 at 47 years old in Kostanay.
Thomas François Burgers
Transvaal politician (1834-1881).
Born April 15th, 1834 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died December 9th, 1881 at 47 years old in Richmond.
Karl Decker
German general (1897-1945).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Szczecinek.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 47 years old in Groß Brunsrode.
Friedrich Albert Lange
German philosopher and sociologist (1828-1875).
Born September 28th, 1828 in Wald.
Died November 23rd, 1875 at 47 years old in Marburg.
Albert Londres
French journalist and writer (1884-1932).
Born November 1st, 1884 in Vichy.
Died May 16th, 1932 at 47 years old in Gulf of Aden (traffic collision).
Sihugo Green
American basketball player (1933–1980).
Born August 20th, 1933 in New York City.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer).
Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti
Egyptian litterateur (1876–1924).
Born December 30th, 1876 in Manfalut.
Died July 25th, 1924 at 47 years old in Cairo.
Wissam al-Hassan
Lebanese security official (1965-2012).
Born April 11th, 1965 in Btouratige.
Died October 19th, 2012 at 47 years old in Ashrafieh (car bombing). [ref]
Hisham al-Hashimi
Iraqi historian and researcher (1973–2020).
Born May 9th, 1973 in Baghdad.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 47 years old in Zayouna (gunshot wound). [ref]
Alfréd Haar
Hungarian mathematician (1885–1933).
Born October 11th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died March 16th, 1933 at 47 years old in Szeged (stomach cancer).
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