In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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.
Demetre Chiparus
Romanian art deco era sculptor (1886–1947).
Born September 16th, 1886 in Dorohoi.
Died January 22nd, 1947 at 60 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
James Willard Schultz
American historian.
Born August 26th, 1859 in Boonville.
Died June 11th, 1947 at 87 years old in Wind River Indian Reservation.
C. Louis Leipoldt
South african poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter, food expert and botanical collector (1880–1947).
Born December 28th, 1880 in Worcester.
Died April 12th, 1947 at 66 years old in Cape Town.
William B. Davidson
American actor (1888-1947).
Born June 16th, 1888 in Dobbs Ferry.
Died September 28th, 1947 at 59 years old in Santa Monica.
Eduard Ritter von Schleich
German general (1888-1947).
Born August 9th, 1888 in Munich.
Died November 15th, 1947 at 59 years old in Dießen am Ammersee (cardiovascular disease).
Kōda Rohan
Japanese author.
Born July 23rd, 1867 in Tokyo.
Died July 30th, 1947 at 80 years old in Ichikawa. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 442
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan