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Dead at age 47
403 Notable deaths
Nasser El Sonbaty
German egyptian bodybuilder (1965-2013).
Born October 15th, 1965 in Stuttgart.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 47 years old in Cairo (kidney failure).
Prajadhipok
King of siam.
Born November 8th, 1893 in Grand Palace.
Died May 30th, 1941 at 47 years old in Surrey (heart failure).
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).
Nicki Aycox
American actress.
Born May 26th, 1975 in Hennessey.
Died November 16th, 2022 at 47 years old in California (leukemia). [ref]
José Alfredo Jiménez
Mexican singer and songwriter.
Born January 9th, 1926 in Dolores Hidalgo Municipality. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 47 years old in Mexico City (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Barbara Nichols
American actress (1928-1976).
Born December 10th, 1928 in Mineola.
Died October 5th, 1976 at 47 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Mandisa
American singer.
Born October 2nd, 1976 in Citrus Heights.
Died April 18th, 2024 at 47 years old in Nashville. [ref]
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).
Lionel Crabb
British royal navy frogman, lost at sea under mysterious circumstances.
Born January 28th, 1909 in London.
Died April 19th, 1956 at 47 years old in sea.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)