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In the year 1947
389 Notable deaths
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.
Manuel Machado
Spanish poet.
Born August 29th, 1874 in Seville. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1947 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Georg Schnéevoigt
Finnish conductor and cellist (1872-1947).
Born November 8th, 1872 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1947 at 75 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Cassius Jackson Keyser
American mathematician and journalist of pronounced philosophical inclinations (1862-1947).
Born May 15th, 1862 in Rawson.
Died May 8th, 1947 at 84 years old in New York City.
Fanni Luukkonen
Finnish women's organization leader.
Born March 13th, 1882 in Oulu.
Died October 27th, 1947 at 65 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
Jean-Richard Bloch
French critic, novelist and playwright (1884-1947).
Born May 25th, 1884 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1947 at 62 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 2nd, 1883 in Montreal. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1947 at 63 years old in Alhambra. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 389
The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson