In the year 1947
404 Notable deaths
Urban Gad
Danish filmmaker (1879-1947).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Skælskør. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1947 at 68 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Jean Chassagne
French racing driver.
Born July 26th, 1881 in La Croisille-sur-Briance.
Died April 13th, 1947 at 65 years old in La Croisille-sur-Briance.
Ernst Krieck
German academic.
Born July 6th, 1882 in Müllheim.
Died March 19th, 1947 at 64 years old in Moosburg an der Isar. [ref]
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
British politician (1867-1947).
Born September 1st, 1867 in Newton Solney.
Died June 2nd, 1947 at 79 years old in Melton Mowbray.
Gregorio Martínez Sierra
Spanish editor, theatre director and writer (1881–1947).
Born May 6th, 1881 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1947 at 66 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Elias Abu Shabaki
Lebanese author, poet, editor, translator, and critic..
Born May 3rd, 1903 in Providence. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1947 at 43 years old in Beirut (leukemia). [ref]
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 (1863–1947).
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]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 404
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson