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Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
Oskar Brüsewitz
German protestant priest (1929–1976) in the former gdr.
Born May 30th, 1929 in Lithuania.
Died August 22nd, 1976 at 47 years old in Halle (Saale) (self-immolation).
Carlo Bigatto
Italian footballer (1895-1942).
Born August 29th, 1895 in Balzola.
Died September 16th, 1942 at 47 years old in Turin.
Rene Simpson
Canadian tennis player (1966–2013).
Born January 14th, 1966 in Sarnia.
Died October 17th, 2013 at 47 years old in Park Ridge (brain cancer). [ref]
Stan Rowley
Australian sprinter (1876-1924).
Born September 11th, 1876 in Young.
Died April 1st, 1924 at 47 years old in Manly.
Stepan Levitsky
Russian chess player (1876–1924).
Born April 13th, 1876 in Zadonsk.
Died March 21st, 1924 at 47 years old in Nizhnyaya Tura.
Serge Baguet
Belgian cyclist (1969-2017).
Born August 18th, 1969 in Brakel.
Died February 9th, 2017 at 47 years old in Sint-Lievens-Houtem (colorectal cancer). [ref]
László Teleki
Hungarian politician (1811–1861).
Born February 11th, 1814 in Pest.
Died May 8th, 1861 at 47 years old in Pest.
Nelson Annandale
Scottish entomologist, anthropologist, and herpetologist (1876–1924).
Born June 15th, 1876 in Edinburgh.
Died April 10th, 1924 at 47 years old in Kolkata.
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
American writer (1848–1895).
Born September 23rd, 1848.
Died October 4th, 1895 at 47 years old
Vasily Kudinov
Russian handball player (1969–2017).
Born February 17th, 1969 in Ilyinka.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 47 years old in Astrakhan. [ref]
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