Dead at age 47
426 Notable deaths
José Carlos da Costa Araújo
Brazilian footballer (1962-2009).
Born February 7th, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 24th, 2009 at 47 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Harry Sundberg
Swedish footballer (1898-1945).
Born January 9th, 1898 in Stockholm.
Died May 16th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stockholm.
Hans Luber
German diver (1893-1940).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Munich.
Died October 15th, 1940 at 47 years old in Berlin.
John Van Alphen
Belgian association football player (1914-1961).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Antwerp.
Died December 19th, 1961 at 47 years old
Kurt Hornfischer
Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Born February 1st, 1910 in Gera. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1958 at 47 years old in Nuremberg.
Joseph Rosemeyer
German racing cyclist (1872-1919).
Born March 13th, 1872 in Lingen.
Died December 1st, 1919 at 47 years old in Cologne.
Helge Liljebjörn
Swedish footballer (1904-1952).
Born August 16th, 1904 in Sweden.
Died May 2nd, 1952 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.
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk