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In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Ludwig Fischer
Sa officer (1905-1947); governor of warsaw district.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 8th, 1947 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging).
David I. Walsh
U.s. senator from massachusetts (born 1872).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Leominster.
Died June 11th, 1947 at 74 years old in Boston.
Sidney Webb
English socialist economist, 1859–1947.
Born July 13th, 1859 in London.
Died October 13th, 1947 at 88 years old in Hampshire. [ref]
Andrew Volstead
American politician (1859-1947).
Born October 31st, 1859 in Kenyon.
Died January 20th, 1947 at 87 years old in Granite Falls.
Alexandru C. Cuza
Romanian politician (1857-1947).
Born November 8th, 1857 in Iași.
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 89 years old in Sibiu. [ref]
Josef Albert Meisinger
Gestapo and ss officer (1899-1947).
Born September 14th, 1899 in Munich.
Died March 7th, 1947 at 47 years old in Mokotów Prison (hanging).
Yone Noguchi
Japanese writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary criticism (1875-1947).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Tsushima.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 71 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Blanche Hoschedé Monet
French painter (1865-1947).
Born November 10th, 1865 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 8th, 1947 at 82 years old in Giverny.
Flora Thompson
English author and poet (1876–1947).
Born December 5th, 1876 in Juniper Hill.
Died May 21st, 1947 at 70 years old in Brixham.
Frederick Hopkins
English biochemist.
Born June 20th, 1861 in Eastbourne.
Died May 16th, 1947 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 442
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