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In the year 1947
388 Notable deaths
Augusto Giacometti
Swiss artist (1877-1947).
Born August 16th, 1877 in Stampa. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1947 at 69 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Moses Gomberg
American chemist.
Born February 8th, 1866 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died February 12th, 1947 at 81 years old in Ann Arbor.
Hisakazu Tanaka
Japanese general (1889-1947).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died March 27th, 1947 at 58 years old in Republic of China (ballistic trauma).
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
German chemist (1877-1947).
Born March 19th, 1877 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1947 at 70 years old in Munich. [ref]
Ernie Adams
Actor (1885-1947).
Born June 18th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died November 26th, 1947 at 62 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Elena Văcărescu
Romanian writer.
Born September 21st, 1864 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1947 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ibō Takahashi
Japanese admiral.
Born April 20th, 1888 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 58 years old
Fritz Schumacher
German architect and urban designer.
Born November 4th, 1869 in Bremen. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1947 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Kōda Rohan
Japanese author.
Born July 23rd, 1867 in Tokyo.
Died July 30th, 1947 at 80 years old in Ichikawa. [ref]
Nikola Petkov
Bulgarian politician (1893-1947).
Born July 21st, 1893 in Sofia. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1947 at 54 years old in Sofia (hanging). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 388
After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer