Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
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).
Sergei Tretyakov
Russian writer-artist.
Born June 20th, 1892 in Kuldīga. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1939 at 47 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Ollie Murray James
American politician (1871–1918).
Born July 27th, 1871 in Marion.
Died August 28th, 1918 at 47 years old in Baltimore.
Ugo Bassi
Italian priest (1801-1849).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Cento.
Died August 8th, 1849 at 47 years old in Bologna (gunshot wound).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche