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In the year 1947
388 Notable deaths
Tor Andræ
Swedish scholar.
Born July 9th, 1885 in Vena church parish. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1947 at 61 years old in Linköping. [ref]
Hans Cornelius
German philosopher.
Born September 27th, 1863 in Munich.
Died August 23rd, 1947 at 83 years old in Gräfelfing.
George Lessey
Actor, film director.
Born June 8th, 1879 in Amherst.
Died June 3rd, 1947 at 67 years old in Westbrook.
Gustave Van de Woestijne
Belgian painter (1881-1947).
Born August 2nd, 1881 in Ghent. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1947 at 65 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Anton Schall
Austrian footballer (1907-1947).
Born July 22nd, 1907 in Vienna.
Died August 5th, 1947 at 40 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Stepan Malkhasyants
Armenian academic (1857-1947).
Born November 19th, 1857 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died July 21st, 1947 at 89 years old in Yerevan.
David Enskog
Swedish mathematician and physicist.
Born April 22nd, 1884 in Västra Ämtervik. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1947 at 63 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Dušan Jurkovič
Slovak architect (1868-1947).
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Turá Lúka. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Edith Maude Hull
British writer.
Born August 16th, 1880 in London.
Died February 14th, 1947 at 66 years old in Hazlewood.
Anna von Mildenburg
Austrian opera singer.
Born November 29th, 1872 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1947 at 74 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 388
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