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Dead at age 47
403 Notable deaths
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).
Stan Rowley
Australian sprinter (1876-1924).
Born September 11th, 1876 in Young.
Died April 1st, 1924 at 47 years old in Manly.
Rubén Morán
Uruguayan footballer (1930-1978).
Born August 6th, 1930 in Montevideo.
Died January 3rd, 1978 at 47 years old in Montevideo.
Simon Terry
British archer.
Born March 27th, 1974 in Stirling.
Died July 19th, 2021 at 47 years old (cancer). [ref]
Per Sivle
Norwegian writer.
Born April 6th, 1857 in Flåm. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1904 at 47 years old in Christiania.
August Cesarec
Croatian writer (1893–1941).
Born December 4th, 1893 in Zagreb.
Died July 15th, 1941 at 47 years old in Zagreb.
Radiša Ilić
Serbian footballer.
Born September 20th, 1977 in Bajina Bašta.
Died March 13th, 2025 at 47 years old [ref]
Hryhoriy Hrynko
Soviet politician.
Born November 30th, 1890 in Shtepivka.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 47 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
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