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In the year 1947
404 Notable deaths
Hanns Ludin
German nazi diplomat (1905-1947).
Born June 10th, 1905 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1947 at 42 years old in Bratislava (hanging).
Taixu
Qing dynasty buddhistb (1890-1947).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Haining City.
Died March 17th, 1947 at 57 years old in Shanghai.
Petar Živković
Prime minister of yugoslavia (1879-1947).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Negotin.
Died February 3rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Paris.
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.
Ricarda Huch
German writer.
Born July 18th, 1864 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1947 at 83 years old in Schönberg. [ref]
Aleksander Stavre Drenova
Albanian poet.
Born April 11th, 1872 in Drenovë.
Died December 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Theodore Romzha
Blessed martyr, eparch of mukacheve.
Born April 14th, 1911 in Bocicoiu Mare.
Died November 1st, 1947 at 36 years old in Mukachevo (poison).
Kálmán Tihanyi
Hungarian engineer.
Born April 28th, 1897 in Zbehy. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1947 at 49 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
Army officer.
Born December 6th, 1871 in County Tyrone.
Died October 13th, 1947 at 75 years old in Spilsby.
Giuseppe Volpi
Italian businessman and politician (1877-1947).
Born November 19th, 1877 in Venice. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1947 at 69 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 404
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull