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Dead at age 47
403 Notable deaths
Bert Williams
American comedian and actor (1874–1922).
Born November 12th, 1874 in Nassau.
Died March 4th, 1922 at 47 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Isaac Albéniz
Spanish composer (1860-1909).
Born May 29th, 1861 in Camprodon. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1909 at 47 years old in Cambo-les-Bains (nephritis). [ref]
James Allen
British philosophical writer (1864–1912).
Born November 28th, 1864 in Leicester.
Died January 24th, 1912 at 47 years old in Ilfracombe.
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).
Died July 19th, 2019 at 47 years old in Studio 1. [ref]
Kenji Gotō
Japanese journalist and hostage in syria.
Born September 22nd, 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]
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