In the year 1947
442 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.
August Eigruber
Austrian nazi politician, gauleiter of oberdonau and landeshauptmann of upper austria (1907-1947).
Born April 16th, 1907 in Steyr.
Died May 28th, 1947 at 40 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Helmuth von Pannwitz
German general (1898-1947).
Born October 14th, 1898 in Bodzanowice.
Died January 16th, 1947 at 48 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Alfredo Casella
Italian composer, pianist and conductor (1883-1847).
Born July 25th, 1883 in Turin. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1947 at 63 years old in Rome. [ref]
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).
Slavko Kvaternik
Croatian soldier and politician (1878-1947).
Born August 25th, 1878 in Moravice.
Died June 13th, 1947 at 68 years old in Zagreb.
Christian X of Denmark
King of denmark (1912–1947) and iceland (1918–1944).
Born September 26th, 1870 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died April 20th, 1947 at 76 years old in Amalienborg.
John Gilbert Winant
American republican politician and diplomat (1889-1947).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in New York City.
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 58 years old in Concord.
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician.
Born June 6th, 1902 in Fulton.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 45 years old in Seaside.
Władysław Raczkiewicz
Polish politician, president of poland from 1939 to 1947 (1885-1947).
Born January 28th, 1885 in Kutaisi.
Died July 6th, 1947 at 62 years old in Ruthin.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 442
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot