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Dead at age 47
546 Notable deaths
Arben Minga
Albanian footballer (1959-2007).
Born March 16th, 1959 in Tirana.
Died January 31st, 2007 at 47 years old in Windsor (pancreatic cancer).
Horace Gould
British racing driver.
Born September 20th, 1921 in Bristol. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1968 at 47 years old in Southmead (myocardial infarction).
Andrzej Błasik
Polish general (1962-2010).
Born October 11th, 1962 in Poddębice.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 47 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Carl Rosa
German-british opera manager.
Born March 22nd, 1842 in Hamburg.
Died April 30th, 1889 at 47 years old in Paris.
Jan Czerski
Polish scientist (1845–1892).
Born May 15th, 1845 in Svoĺna.
Died July 7th, 1892 at 47 years old in Yakutsk Oblast (tuberculosis).
Ignacio Padilla
Mexican writer (1968-2016).
Born November 7th, 1968 in Mexico City.
Died August 20th, 2016 at 47 years old in Queretaro Municipality (traffic collision). [ref]
Hervé Boussard
Olympic cyclist (1966–2013).
Born March 8th, 1966 in Pithiviers.
Died June 26th, 2013 at 47 years old in Lésigny (epilepsy).
Genaro Pérez Villaamil
Spanish artist (1807-1854).
Born February 3rd, 1807 in Ferrol.
Died June 5th, 1854 at 47 years old in Madrid.
Jean-Michel Atlan
Artist (1913-1960).
Born January 23rd, 1913 in Constantine.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 47 years old in Paris.
Roberto Ivens
Portuguese explorer (1850-1898).
Born June 12th, 1850 in Ponta Delgada. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1898 at 47 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
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