In the year 1947

403 Notable deaths

M. P. Shiel

British writer.

Born July 21st, 1865 in Montserrat.

Died February 17th, 1947 at 81 years old in Chichester.

Bronisław Huberman

Polish musician.

Born December 19th, 1882 in Częstochowa. [ref]

Died June 16th, 1947 at 64 years old in Corsier-sur-Vevey. [ref]

Alexandru C. Cuza

Romanian politician (1857-1947).

Born November 8th, 1857 in Iași. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1947 at 89 years old in Sibiu. [ref]

Heinrich Schwarz

Ss officer (1906-1947).

Born June 14th, 1906 in Munich.

Died March 20th, 1947 at 40 years old in Sandweier (ballistic trauma).

Constantin Sănătescu

Prime minister of romania (1885-1947).

Born January 14th, 1885 in Craiova.

Died November 8th, 1947 at 62 years old in Bucharest (cancer).

Hatazō Adachi

Imperial japanese army general.

Born June 17th, 1890 in Tokyo.

Died September 10th, 1947 at 57 years old in Rabaul (exsanguination).

Albert Howard

British botanist (1873-1947).

Born December 8th, 1873 in Bishop's Castle.

Died October 20th, 1947 at 73 years old in Blackheath.

Emil Racoviță

Romanian polar explorer (1868-1947).

Born November 15th, 1868 in Iași. [ref]

Died November 17th, 1947 at 79 years old in Cluj-Napoca.

August Schmidhuber

German general.

Born May 8th, 1901 in Augsburg.

Died February 19th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging).

James J. Davis

American politician (1873-1947).

Born October 27th, 1873 in Tredegar.

Died November 22nd, 1947 at 74 years old in Takoma Park (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 141 to 150 of 403

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People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin