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Dead at age 47
403 Notable deaths
Vicente Ferreira da Silva
Brazilian logician (1916-1963).
Born January 10th, 1916 in São Paulo.
Died July 19th, 1963 at 47 years old in São Paulo (traffic collision).
Joseph Rosemeyer
German racing cyclist (1872-1919).
Born March 13th, 1872 in Lingen.
Died December 1st, 1919 at 47 years old in Cologne.
John Van Alphen
Belgian association football player (1914-1961).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Antwerp.
Died December 19th, 1961 at 47 years old
Helge Liljebjörn
Swedish footballer (1904-1952).
Born August 16th, 1904 in Sweden.
Died May 2nd, 1952 at 47 years old in Gothenburg.
Kurt Hornfischer
Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Born February 1st, 1910 in Gera. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1958 at 47 years old in Nuremberg.
Thorild Olsson
Swedish long-distance runner (1886-1934).
Born November 26th, 1886 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1934 at 47 years old in Gothenburg.
Henry Homburger
Bobsledder (1902–1950).
Born December 2nd, 1902 in Saranac Lake.
Died September 14th, 1950 at 47 years old in Sacramento.
Adolf Bergman
Swedish tug of war competitor.
Born April 14th, 1879 in Östra Broby.
Died May 14th, 1926 at 47 years old in Stockholm.
Bernard Franklin
Gymnast (1889-1937).
Born November 10th, 1889 in London.
Died January 2nd, 1937 at 47 years old in London.
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