In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Ian Hamilton
British army general (1853–1947).
Born January 16th, 1853 in Corfu.
Died October 12th, 1947 at 94 years old in London.
Qazi Muhammad
One of the founding fathers of kurdish identity.
Born May 1st, 1893 in Mahabad.
Died March 31st, 1947 at 53 years old in Mahabad (hanging).
Harukichi Hyakutake
Japanese general.
Born May 25th, 1888 in Saga Prefecture.
Died March 10th, 1947 at 58 years old in Japan.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
German general.
Born August 29th, 1897 in Barmen.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 49 years old in Chaidari (ballistic trauma).
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
British politician (1861-1947).
Born October 23rd, 1861 in London.
Died April 4th, 1947 at 85 years old in London.
Huda Sha'rawi
Egyptian feminist and nationalist.
Born June 23rd, 1879 in Minya. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1947 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Sakunosuke Oda
Japanese writer (1913–1947).
Born October 26th, 1913 in Osaka.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 33 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
Hisao Tani
Japanese general (1882–1947).
Born December 23rd, 1882 in Okayama. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1947 at 64 years old in Nanjing (capital punishment in China).
Kathleen Scott
British sculptor.
Born March 27th, 1878 in Nottinghamshire. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1947 at 69 years old in London.
Osami Nagano
Fleet admiral in the imperial japanese navy (1880-1947).
Born June 15th, 1880 in Kōchi.
Died January 5th, 1947 at 66 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 442
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld