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In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
Finnish general (1892-1947).
Born March 18th, 1892 in Helsinki.
Died January 11th, 1947 at 54 years old in Oulu.
Bruno Bräuer
German general (1893-1947).
Born February 4th, 1893 in Stanisławów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 54 years old in Chaidari (gunshot wound).
William Isaac Thomas
American sociologist (1863-1947).
Born August 13th, 1863 in Russell County.
Died December 5th, 1947 at 84 years old in Berkeley.
Andrei Shkuro
Cossack (ukrainian) general (1887–1947).
Born January 19th, 1887 in Paschkovskiy.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 59 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).
Hans Biebow
Nazi administrator of lodz ghetto (1902-1947).
Born December 18th, 1902 in Bremen.
Died April 24th, 1947 at 44 years old in Łódź (hanging to death).
Sardar Ajit Singh
Indian dissident.
Born February 23rd, 1881.
Died August 15th, 1947 at 66 years old
Lynn Frazier
American politician (1874–1947).
Born December 21st, 1874 in Steele County.
Died January 11th, 1947 at 72 years old in Riverdale.
Lilly Reich
German furniture designer.
Born June 16th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1947 at 62 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Constantin Sănătescu
Prime minister of romania (1885-1947).
Born January 14th, 1885 in Craiova.
Died November 8th, 1947 at 62 years old in Bucharest (cancer).
Lloyd Osbourne
American diplomat.
Born April 7th, 1868 in San Francisco.
Died May 22nd, 1947 at 79 years old in Glendale.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 442
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling