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Dead at age 47
396 Notable deaths
Horace Gould
British racing driver.
Born September 20th, 1921 in Bristol. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1968 at 47 years old in Southmead (myocardial infarction).
Konstantin Stoilov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1853-1901).
Born September 23rd, 1853 in Plovdiv.
Died March 23rd, 1901 at 47 years old in Sofia.
Günther Simon
East german actor (1925-1972).
Born May 11th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died June 25th, 1972 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Vasily Kudinov
Russian handball player.
Born February 17th, 1969 in Ilyinka.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 47 years old in Astrakhan. [ref]
Carlo Bigatto
Italian footballer (1895-1942).
Born August 29th, 1895 in Balzola.
Died September 16th, 1942 at 47 years old in Turin.
Koloman Gögh
Association football player (1948-1995).
Born January 7th, 1948 in Kladno.
Died November 11th, 1995 at 47 years old in Gattendorf (traffic collision).
Nelson Annandale
Scottish entomologist, anthropologist, and herpetologist.
Born June 15th, 1876 in Edinburgh.
Died April 10th, 1924 at 47 years old in Kolkata.
Yelena Polenova
Russian artist (1850-1898).
Born November 27th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 19th, 1898 at 47 years old in Moscow (fall).
Rene Simpson
Canadian tennis player.
Born January 14th, 1966 in Sarnia.
Died October 17th, 2013 at 47 years old in Park Ridge (brain cancer). [ref]
Ramón Acín
Anarchist, teacher, writer, artist (1888-1936).
Born August 30th, 1888 in Huesca.
Died August 6th, 1936 at 47 years old in Huesca (ballistic trauma).
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