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Dead at age 47
546 Notable deaths
Fadwa Soliman
Syrian actress.
Born May 17th, 1970 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2017 at 47 years old in Montfermeil (cancer). [ref]
Adolph Northen
German painter notable for depicting battle scenes (1828–1876).
Born November 6th, 1828 in Hann. Münden.
Died May 28th, 1876 at 47 years old in Düsseldorf.
János Farkas
Hungarian footballer (1942-1989).
Born March 27th, 1942 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1989 at 47 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Edward L. Atkinson
Royal navy surgeon and antarctic explorer (1881-1929).
Born November 23rd, 1881 in Windward Islands, Saint Vincent.
Died February 20th, 1929 at 47 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Amparo Ochoa
Mexican singer.
Born September 29th, 1946 in Costa Rica. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1994 at 47 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Pone Kingpetch
Thai boxer (1935–1982).
Born February 12th, 1935 in Hua Hin.
Died March 31st, 1982 at 47 years old in Bangkok.
Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner
German astrophysicist (1834–1882).
Born November 8th, 1834 in Berlin.
Died April 25th, 1882 at 47 years old in Leipzig.
Siegfried Breuer
Austrian actor (1906-1954).
Born June 24th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 47 years old in Weende (liver disease).
Ernesto Cesaro
Italian mathematician (1859-1906).
Born March 12th, 1859 in Naples.
Died September 12th, 1906 at 47 years old in Torre Annunziata (drowning).
Adam Wójcik
Polish basketball player (1970–2017).
Born April 20th, 1970 in Oława. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2017 at 47 years old in Wrocław (leukemia). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon