In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Heitor da Silva Costa
Brazilian engineer.
Born July 25th, 1873 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 21st, 1947 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
August Meyszner
Austrian gendarmerie officer and right-wing politician (1886-1947).
Born August 3rd, 1886 in Graz.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 60 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
Johnny Evers
American baseball player and coach (1881-1947).
Died March 28th, 1947 at 65 years old in Albany.
Fernand de Brinon
French lawyer, politician.
Born August 16th, 1885 in Libourne. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1947 at 61 years old in Arcueil (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Josef Čapek
Czech painter and writer (1887–1945).
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Hronov. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1947 at 60 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. [ref]
Richard Heidrich
German general.
Born July 27th, 1896 in Lawalde.
Died December 22nd, 1947 at 51 years old in Bergedorf.
Duke Joachim Ernst I, Duke of Anhalt
Monarch of anhalt (1918–1918).
Born January 11th, 1901 in Dessau.
Died February 18th, 1947 at 46 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 2.
Carl Hilpert
German general (1888-1947).
Born September 12th, 1888 in Nuremberg.
Died February 1st, 1947 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Karol Świerczewski
Polish general (1897-1947).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1947 at 50 years old in Jabłonki. [ref]
Gusztáv Jány
Hungarian military officer (1883–1947).
Born October 21st, 1883 in Rajka.
Died November 26th, 1947 at 64 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 442
Death is never an apology. Soul King