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Dead at age 47
396 Notable deaths
Irving Reis
American film director (1906-1953).
Born May 7th, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1953 at 47 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Ignacio Padilla
Mexican writer (1968-2016).
Born November 7th, 1968 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2016 at 47 years old in Querétaro Municipality (traffic collision). [ref]
Sergei Tretyakov
Russian writer-artist.
Born June 20th, 1892 in Kuldīga. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1939 at 47 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Andrzej Błasik
Polish general (1962-2010).
Born October 11th, 1962 in Poddębice.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 47 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Hjalmar Bergman
Swedish writer (1883–1931).
Born September 19th, 1883 in Örebro.
Died January 1st, 1931 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Jorge Bolaño
Colombian footballer (1977–2025).
Born April 28th, 1977 in Santa Marta.
Died April 6th, 2025 at 47 years old in Cúcuta (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arben Minga
Albanian footballer (1959-2007).
Born March 16th, 1959 in Tirana.
Died January 31st, 2007 at 47 years old in Windsor (pancreatic cancer).
Earle Williams
American actor (1880-1927).
Born February 28th, 1880 in Sacramento.
Died April 25th, 1927 at 47 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Serge Baguet
Belgian cyclist (1969-2017).
Born August 18th, 1969 in Brakel.
Died February 9th, 2017 at 47 years old in Sint-Lievens-Houtem (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jean-Michel Atlan
Artist (1913-1960).
Born January 23rd, 1913 in Constantine. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1960 at 47 years old in Paris. [ref]
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