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In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Miguel Abadía Méndez
President of colombia (1867-1947).
Born July 5th, 1867 in Coello.
Died May 9th, 1947 at 79 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Attilio Ferraris
Italian footballer (1904-1947).
Born March 26th, 1904 in Rome.
Died May 8th, 1947 at 43 years old in Montecatini Terme.
Hermann Höfle
Ss general and police leader (1898–1947).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Augsburg.
Died December 9th, 1947 at 49 years old in Bratislava (hanging).
Karl von Oberkamp
German general (1893–1947).
Born October 30th, 1893 in Munich.
Died May 4th, 1947 at 53 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Felix Timmermans
Flemish writer (1886-1947).
Born July 5th, 1886 in Lier. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1947 at 60 years old in Lier. [ref]
Erich Hecke
German mathematician (1887–1947).
Born September 20th, 1887 in Buk.
Died February 13th, 1947 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Hanns Sachs
Austrian psychoanalyst (1881-1947).
Born January 10th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 66 years old in Boston.
Ferdinand Zecca
French film director (1864–1947).
Born February 19th, 1864 in Paris.
Died March 23rd, 1947 at 83 years old in Saint-Mandé.
Joseph Barcroft
Physiologist, studied the oxygenation of blood.
Born July 26th, 1872 in Newry.
Died March 21st, 1947 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Fate Marable
American musician (1890–1947).
Born December 2nd, 1890 in Paducah.
Died January 16th, 1947 at 56 years old in St. Louis.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 442
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris