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Dead at age 47
403 Notable deaths
Sony Lab'ou Tansi
Writer (1947-1995).
Born July 5th, 1947 in Kimwenza. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1995 at 47 years old in Brazzaville (death from AIDS-related complications).
Leslie Johnson
British racing driver.
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Walthamstow.
Died June 8th, 1959 at 47 years old in Gloucestershire.
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.
Died August 20th, 2016 at 47 years old in Queretaro 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]
Alighiero Noschese
Italian actor (1932-1979).
Born November 25th, 1932 in Naples.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 47 years old in Rome (gunshot wound).
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).
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