Dead at age 47
426 Notable deaths
Mayo Methot
American actress (1904–1951).
Born March 3rd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died June 9th, 1951 at 47 years old in Portland (alcohol intoxication).
Art Tatum
American jazz pianist (1909–1956).
Born October 13th, 1909 in Toledo.
Died November 5th, 1956 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
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.
Karl-Otto Koch
German ss officer and first commandant of the buchenwald and sachsenhausen concentration camp (1897-1945).
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Darmstadt.
Died April 5th, 1945 at 47 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
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]
Prajadhipok
King of siam.
Born November 8th, 1893 in Grand Palace.
Died May 30th, 1941 at 47 years old in Surrey (heart failure).
Priya Tendulkar
Marathi actress and social activist (1954–2002).
Born October 19th, 1954 in Mumbai.
Died September 19th, 2002 at 47 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Gilbert Ray Hodges
United states marine; american baseball player.
Born April 4th, 1924 in Indiana.
Died April 2nd, 1972 at 47 years old in West Palm Beach (myocardial infarction).
Nigel Green
English actor (1924–1972).
Born October 15th, 1924 in Pretoria.
Died May 15th, 1972 at 47 years old in Brighton (drug overdose).
Ilyas Kashmiri
Pakistani al-qaeda militant.
Born February 10th, 1964 in Azad Kashmir.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 47 years old in North Waziristan (drone warfare). [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young