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Dead at age 47
546 Notable deaths
Otto Furrer
Swiss alpine and cross-country skier (1903-1951).
Born October 19th, 1903 in Zermatt.
Died July 26th, 1951 at 47 years old in Matterhorn.
Julien Kialunda
Congolese footballer (1940–1987).
Born April 24th, 1940 in Matadi.
Died September 14th, 1987 at 47 years old in Antwerp (death from AIDS-related complications).
Hertha Wambacher
Austrian physicist (1903-1950).
Born March 9th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died April 25th, 1950 at 47 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Gennadi Krasnitsky
Soviet footballer-manager (1940-1988).
Born August 27th, 1940 in Tashkent.
Died June 12th, 1988 at 47 years old in Bokhtar.
J. Lewis Bonhote
British ornithologist (1875-1922).
Born June 13th, 1875 in London.
Died October 10th, 1922 at 47 years old
Gustav Hirschfeld
German classical archaeologist (1847-1895).
Born November 4th, 1847 in Pyrzyce.
Died April 20th, 1895 at 47 years old in Wiesbaden.
Mikhail Ogonkov
Russian footballer (1932-1979).
Born June 24th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died August 14th, 1979 at 47 years old in Moscow (exsanguination).
Ambrose H. Sevier
American politician (1801-1848).
Born November 4th, 1801 in Greene County.
Died December 31st, 1848 at 47 years old in Pulaski County.
Conrad Detrez
Belgian novelist (1937–1985).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Roclenge-sur-Geer. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1985 at 47 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Andrei Suraikin
Figure skater (1948-1996).
Born October 20th, 1948 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 28th, 1996 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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