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Dead at age 47
546 Notable deaths
Hanka Ordonówna
Polish actress, singer and dancer (1902–1950).
Born September 25th, 1902 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1950 at 47 years old in Beirut (tuberculosis). [ref]
Isaak Zelensky
Politician (1890-1938).
Born June 22nd, 1890 in Saratov.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Öyvind Fahlström
Swedish multimedia artist (1928-1976).
Born December 28th, 1928 in São Paulo.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 47 years old in Stockholm.
Vilmos Aba-Novák
Hungarian artist (1894–1941).
Born March 15th, 1894 in Budapest.
Died September 29th, 1941 at 47 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Vitaliano Brancati
Italian writer (1907–1954).
Born July 24th, 1907 in Pachino.
Died September 25th, 1954 at 47 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction).
Irving Reis
American film director (1906-1953).
Born May 7th, 1906 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 1953 at 47 years old in Woodland Hills.
La Argentinita
Spanish dancer and singer (1898–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 24th, 1945 at 47 years old in New York City.
Pyotr Shirshov
Soviet scientist and explorer (1905–1953).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Dnipro, Russian Empire.
Died February 17th, 1953 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Enrique Rambal
Spanish-mexican actor (1924–1971).
Died December 15th, 1971 at 47 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Herbert-Ernst Vahl
German general (1896–1944).
Born October 9th, 1896 in Poznań.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 47 years old in Thessaloniki (traffic collision).
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