Dead at age 47

426 Notable deaths

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]

Lionel Crabb

British royal navy frogman, lost at sea under mysterious circumstances (1909–1956).

Born January 28th, 1909 in London.

Died April 19th, 1956 at 47 years old in sea.

Tony Halme

Finnish boxer and politician (1963–2010).

Born January 6th, 1963 in Helsinki.

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

James Allen

British philosophical writer (1864–1912).

Born November 28th, 1864 in Leicester.

Died January 24th, 1912 at 47 years old in Ilfracombe.

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]

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]

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).

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]

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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin