In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Max Berg
German architect.
Born April 17th, 1870 in Szczecin.
Died January 22nd, 1947 at 76 years old in Baden-Baden.
Max Dessoir
German philosopher (1867–1947).
Born February 8th, 1867 in Berlin.
Died July 19th, 1947 at 80 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Riichi Yokomitsu
Japanese writer (1898-1947).
Born March 17th, 1898 in Aizuwakamatsu.
Died December 30th, 1947 at 49 years old in Tokyo (peritonitis).
John Ince
American actor (1878-1947).
Born August 29th, 1878 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 1947 at 68 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Nikolai Chebotaryov
Russian mathematician.
Born June 15th, 1894 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died July 2nd, 1947 at 53 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Willem Pijper
Dutch composer, music critic and teacher.
Born September 8th, 1894 in Zeist. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1947 at 52 years old in Leidschendam. [ref]
Clifford Warren Ashley
American artist, author, sailor, and knot expert (1881-1947).
Born December 18th, 1881 in New Bedford.
Died September 18th, 1947 at 65 years old in Westport.
Nazime Sultan
Ottoman princess, daughter of sultan abdülaziz.
Born February 14th, 1866 in Istanbul.
Died November 9th, 1947 at 81 years old in Beirut.
Andrew C. McLaughlin
American historian (1861–1947).
Born February 14th, 1861 in Beardstown.
Died September 24th, 1947 at 86 years old
Evripidis Bakirtzis
Greek politician (1895-1947).
Born January 16th, 1895 in Serres.
Died March 9th, 1947 at 52 years old in Fournoi islands.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 442
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