In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Siegfried Seidl
Ss officer (1911-1947).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Tulln an der Donau.
Died February 4th, 1947 at 35 years old in Vienna (hanging).
Leevi Madetoja
Finnish composer (1887–1947).
Born February 17th, 1887 in Oulu.
Died October 6th, 1947 at 60 years old in Helsinki.
Édouard Chatton
French biologist (1883–1947).
Born October 11th, 1883 in Romont.
Died April 23rd, 1947 at 63 years old in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
Brandon Hurst
English actor (1866-1947).
Born November 30th, 1866 in London.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 80 years old in Hollywood.
Frances Hodgkins
New zealand painter (1869-1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Dorchester. [ref]
Martin Mutschmann
German politician (1879-1947).
Born March 9th, 1879 in Hirschberg.
Died February 14th, 1947 at 67 years old in Lubyanka Building (gunshot wound).
Richard Le Gallienne
British writer (1866-1947).
Born January 20th, 1866 in Liverpool.
Died September 15th, 1947 at 81 years old in Menton.
Lucjan Żeligowski
Polish officer (1865-1947).
Born October 17th, 1865 in Ašmiany.
Died July 9th, 1947 at 81 years old in London.
Wilhelm Fuchs
Ss officer (1898-1947).
Born September 1st, 1898 in Mannheim.
Died January 24th, 1947 at 48 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes
English novelist.
Born August 5th, 1868 in London.
Died November 14th, 1947 at 79 years old in Hampshire. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 442
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare