In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Kutrzeba
Polish general.
Born April 15th, 1886 in Kraków.
Died January 8th, 1947 at 60 years old in London (cancer).
Charles Nordhoff
English-born american novelist and traveler (1887-1947).
Born February 1st, 1887 in London.
Died April 10th, 1947 at 60 years old in Montecito.
Ludwig Kübler
German general (1889-1947).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
Died August 18th, 1947 at 57 years old in Ljubljana (hanging).
Ellsworth Huntington
American geographer (1876-1947).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Galesburg.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 71 years old in New Haven.
Henry Kolker
American actor and film director (1870-1947).
Born November 13th, 1870 in Quincy.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Karl Rahm
Nazi concentration camp commandant.
Born April 2nd, 1907 in Klosterneuburg.
Died April 30th, 1947 at 40 years old in Litoměřice (hanging).
Taixu
Qing dynasty buddhist (1890-1947).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Haining.
Died March 17th, 1947 at 57 years old in Shanghai.
Jürgen Wagner
German ss brigade leader, major general of the waffen-ss and war criminal (1901–1947).
Born September 9th, 1901 in Strasbourg.
Died June 27th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
Edith Craig
British actress, theatrical producer, theatre director, and suffragette (1869–1947).
Born December 9th, 1869 in Hertfordshire.
Died March 27th, 1947 at 77 years old in Kent (thrombosis).
Sándor Garbai
Chairman of the hungarian central executive council (prime minister) (1879-1947).
Born March 27th, 1879 in Kiskunhalas.
Died November 7th, 1947 at 68 years old in Paris.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 442
I don’t want to die without any scars. Chuck Palahniuk