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Dead at age 47
388 Notable deaths
Kirby Morrow
Canadian actor (1973-2020).
Born August 28th, 1973 in Jasper.
Died November 18th, 2020 at 47 years old in Vancouver (substance abuse). [ref]
Hans Krebs
German general.
Born March 4th, 1898 in Helmstedt.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Berlin (shot to the head).
Art Tatum
American jazz pianist.
Born October 13th, 1909 in Toledo. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1956 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
James Jamerson
American bassist.
Born January 29th, 1936 in Charleston.
Died August 2nd, 1983 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, liver cirrhosis).
Sandy West
American rock musician, former member of the runaways (1959-2006).
Born July 10th, 1959 in Long Beach.
Died October 21st, 2006 at 47 years old in San Dimas (lung cancer, brain cancer). [ref]
Mayo Methot
American actress (1904–1951).
Born March 3rd, 1904 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1951 at 47 years old in Portland (intoxication). [ref]
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1857-1905).
Born May 11th, 1857 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died February 17th, 1905 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Lefty Frizzell
American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.
Born March 31st, 1928 in Corsicana. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1975 at 47 years old in Nashville (stroke). [ref]
Nasser El Sonbaty
German egyptian bodybuilder (1965-2013).
Born October 15th, 1965 in Stuttgart.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 47 years old in San Diego (kidney failure).
Prajadhipok
King of siam.
Born November 8th, 1893 in Bangkok.
Died May 30th, 1941 at 47 years old in Surrey (heart failure).
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