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Dead at age 47

388 Notable deaths

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]

Tony Halme

Finnish boxer and politician (1963-2010).

Born January 6th, 1963 in Helsinki.

Died January 8th, 2010 at 47 years old in Helsinki (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Yasuhiro Takemoto

Japanese director of anime series and original video animations (1972-2019).

Born April 5th, 1972 in Akō.

Died July 19th, 2019 at 47 years old in Studio 1. [ref]

Kenji Gotō

Japanese journalist and hostage in syria.

Born October 23rd, 1967 in Sendai.

Died January 31st, 2015 at 47 years old in Syria (decapitation).

Joe Tex

American singer-songwriter.

Born August 8th, 1935 in Baytown. [ref]

Died August 13th, 1982 at 47 years old in Navasota (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Charb

French caricaturist and journalist (1967-2015).

Born August 21st, 1967 in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.

Died January 7th, 2015 at 47 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Mark Linkous

American musician (1962-2010).

Born September 9th, 1962 in Arlington County. [ref]

Died March 6th, 2010 at 47 years old in Knoxville. [ref]

Osip Mandelstam

Russian poet and essayist (1891-1938).

Born January 14th, 1891 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died December 27th, 1938 at 47 years old (typhus). [ref]

Michael Clarke

American drummer (1946–1993).

Born June 3rd, 1946 in Spokane.

Died December 19th, 1993 at 47 years old in Treasure Island.

Symon Petliura

Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926).

Born May 22nd, 1879 in Poltava. [ref]

Died May 25th, 1926 at 47 years old in Paris. [ref]

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