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In the year 1947
404 Notable deaths
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 6th, 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]
Elias Katz
Athletics competitor.
Born June 22nd, 1901 in Turku.
Died December 26th, 1947 at 46 years old in Gaza City.
José María Reyna Andrade
Guatemalan president (1860-1947).
Born November 1st, 1860 in Guatemala.
Died April 25th, 1947 at 86 years old in Santiago de Cuba.
Juan José Estrada Morales
President of nicaragua (1872-1947).
Born January 1st, 1872 in Managua.
Died July 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Managua.
Cecil Madigan
Australian geologist, explorer and botanical collector (1889–1947).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Renmar.
Died January 14th, 1947 at 57 years old in Adelaide.
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