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In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Stepan Malkhasyants
Armenian academic (1857-1947).
Born November 6th, 1857 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died July 21st, 1947 at 89 years old in Yerevan.
Dušan Jurkovič
Slovak architect (1868-1947).
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Turá Lúka. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Hans Cornelius
German philosopher (1863–1947).
Born September 27th, 1863 in Munich.
Died August 23rd, 1947 at 83 years old in Gräfelfing.
Juan José Estrada Morales
President of nicaragua (1872-1947).
Born January 1st, 1872 in Managua.
Died July 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Managua.
Petras Cvirka
Lithuanian writer (1909-1947).
Born March 12th, 1909 in Klangiai.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 38 years old in Vilnius.
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
British politician (1867-1947).
Born September 1st, 1867 in Newton Solney.
Died June 2nd, 1947 at 79 years old in Melton Mowbray.
José María Reyna Andrade
Guatemalan president (1860-1947).
Born November 1st, 1860 in Guatemala.
Died April 25th, 1947 at 86 years old in Santiago de Cuba.
Georg Ledebour
German politician and journalist (1850-1947).
Born March 7th, 1850 in Hanover.
Died March 31st, 1947 at 97 years old in Bern.
Elias Abu Shabaki
Lebanese author, poet, editor, translator, and critic..
Born May 3rd, 1903 in Providence. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1947 at 43 years old in Beirut (leukemia). [ref]
Matija Jama
Slovenian painter (1872–1947).
Born January 4th, 1872 in Ljubljana.
Died April 6th, 1947 at 75 years old in Ljubljana.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 442
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin