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In the year 1947
388 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).
Johnny Evers
American baseball player and coach (1881-1947).
Died March 28th, 1947 at 65 years old in Albany.
Władysław Raczkiewicz
President of poland (1885-1947).
Born January 28th, 1885 in Kutaisi.
Died June 6th, 1947 at 62 years old in Ruthin.
Richard Heidrich
German general.
Born July 27th, 1896 in Lawalde.
Died December 22nd, 1947 at 51 years old in Bergedorf.
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]
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.
Gusztáv Jány
Hungarian military officer.
Born October 21st, 1883 in Rajka.
Died November 26th, 1947 at 64 years old in Budapest (ballistic trauma).
Friedrich Rainer
Nazi party leader (1903-1947).
Born July 28th, 1903 in Sankt Veit an der Glan.
Died July 19th, 1947 at 43 years old in Ljubljana (hanging).
Karol Świerczewski
Polish general (1897-1947).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died March 28th, 1947 at 50 years old in Jabłonki (killed in action).
William Isaac Thomas
American sociologist (1863-1947).
Born August 13th, 1863 in Russell County.
Died December 5th, 1947 at 84 years old in Berkeley.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 388
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