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In the year 1947
388 Notable deaths
Kurt Eberhard
Nazi major-general, paricipated in babi yar massacre (1874-1947).
Born September 12th, 1874 in Rottweil.
Died September 8th, 1947 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
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).
Kathleen Scott
British sculptor.
Born March 27th, 1878 in Nottinghamshire. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1947 at 69 years old in London.
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician.
Born June 6th, 1902 in Fulton.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 45 years old in Seaside.
Joseph Cook
6th prime minister of australia from 1913 to 1914.
Born December 7th, 1860 in Silverdale.
Died July 30th, 1947 at 86 years old in Bellevue Hill (disease).
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).
John Gilbert Winant
American republican politician and diplomat (1889-1947).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 58 years old in Concord.
Andrew Volstead
American politician (1859-1947).
Born October 31st, 1859 in Kenyon.
Died January 20th, 1947 at 87 years old in Granite Falls.
Frederick Hopkins
English biochemist.
Born June 20th, 1861 in Eastbourne.
Died May 16th, 1947 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Sidney Webb
English socialist economist, 1859–1947.
Born July 13th, 1859 in London.
Died October 13th, 1947 at 88 years old in Hampshire. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 388
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi