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In the year 1947
404 Notable deaths
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]
Tristan Bernard
French writer.
Born September 7th, 1866 in Besançon. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1947 at 81 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alphonzo Bell
Us oil millionaire and tennis player (1875-1947).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died December 27th, 1947 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Henri Casadesus
Violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher (1879-1947).
Born September 30th, 1879 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 31st, 1947 at 67 years old in Paris.
Clement Calhoun Young
Governor of california (1869-1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died December 26th, 1947 at 78 years old in Berkeley.
Wilhelm Heye
German major general.
Born January 31st, 1869 in Fulda.
Died March 11th, 1947 at 78 years old in Braunlage.
Rupert Bunny
Australian painter (1864-1947).
Born September 29th, 1864 in Melbourne.
Died May 25th, 1947 at 82 years old in Melbourne.
Georg Kolbe
German sculptor (1877-1947).
Born April 13th, 1877 in Waldheim. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1947 at 70 years old in Berlin (bladder cancer). [ref]
Lucjan Żeligowski
Polish officer (1865-1947).
Born October 17th, 1865 in Ašmiany.
Died July 9th, 1947 at 81 years old in London.
Archduchess Maria Cristina, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Two sicilian and austro-tuscan imperial and royal.
Born April 10th, 1877 in Cannes.
Died October 4th, 1947 at 70 years old in Sankt Gilgen.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 404
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller