Dead at age 47
415 Notable deaths
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).
Barbara Nichols
American actress (1928-1976).
Born December 10th, 1928 in Mineola.
Died October 5th, 1976 at 47 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Lavr Kornilov
Imperial russian army general (1870–1918).
Born August 19th, 1870 in Ust-Kamenogorsk Uyezd. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1918 at 47 years old in Krasnodar (killed in action). [ref]
José Alfredo Jiménez
Mexican singer and songwriter (1926–1973).
Born January 19th, 1926 in Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo Municipality. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 47 years old in Mexico City (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull