Dead at age 47

403 Notable deaths

Ivan Doronin

Soviet pilot.

Born May 5th, 1903 in Kamenka.

Died February 2nd, 1951 at 47 years old in Moscow.

Albert Thellung

Swiss botanist (1881-1928).

Born May 12th, 1881 in Enge.

Died June 26th, 1928 at 47 years old in Zürich.

Leonard Meredith

English racing cyclist.

Born February 2nd, 1882 in London.

Died January 27th, 1930 at 47 years old in Davos.

Conrad Detrez

Belgian novelist.

Born April 1st, 1937 in Roclenge-sur-Geer.

Died February 11th, 1985 at 47 years old in Paris (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]

József Balla

Hungarian wrestler.

Born July 27th, 1955 in Szőreg.

Died March 18th, 2003 at 47 years old in Kecskemét (heart failure).

Hans Luber

German diver (1893-1940).

Born October 15th, 1893 in Munich.

Died October 15th, 1940 at 47 years old in Berlin.

Harry Sundberg

Swedish footballer (1898-1945).

Born January 9th, 1898 in Stockholm.

Died May 16th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stockholm.

Francesco Jovine

Italian writer and journalist (1902–1950).

Born October 19th, 1902 in Guardialfiera.

Died April 30th, 1950 at 47 years old in Rome.

Edward Alexander Newell Arber

British palaeobotanist (1870-1918).

Born August 5th, 1870 in London.

Died June 14th, 1918 at 47 years old in Cambridge.

Hōmei Iwano

Japanese writer.

Born January 20th, 1873 in Awaji.

Died May 9th, 1920 at 47 years old

Deaths 361 to 370 of 403

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain