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Dead at age 47
396 Notable deaths
Lucien Gaudin
French fencer (1886-1934).
Born September 27th, 1886 in Arras.
Died September 23rd, 1934 at 47 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Isaak Zelensky
Politician (1890-1938).
Born June 22nd, 1890 in Saratov.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Emmanuel Bove
French novelist.
Born April 20th, 1898 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1945 at 47 years old in Paris. [ref]
Manuel Franco
President of paraguay (1871-1919).
Born July 9th, 1871 in Concepción.
Died June 5th, 1919 at 47 years old in Asunción (myocardial infarction).
Ernst-Anton von Krosigk
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born March 5th, 1898 in Potsdam.
Died March 16th, 1945 at 47 years old in Courland.
Ferdinand Ferber
French army captain and aviator.
Born February 8th, 1862 in Lyon.
Died September 22nd, 1909 at 47 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (aircraft crash). [ref]
Yaroslav Halan
Ukrainian soviet journalist and playwright (1902–1949).
Born July 27th, 1902 in Dynów.
Died October 24th, 1949 at 47 years old in Lviv.
Roberto Ivens
Portuguese explorer (1850-1898).
Born June 12th, 1850 in Ponta Delgada.
Died January 28th, 1898 at 47 years old in Lisbon.
Toninho Guerreiro
Brazilian footballer (1942-1990).
Born August 10th, 1942 in Bauru.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 47 years old in São Paulo.
Vilhelm Knorin
Soviet historian.
Born August 29th, 1890 in Līgatne.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 47 years old in Moscow, Kommunarka shooting ground.
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