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In the year 1947
388 Notable deaths
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
English peer; husband of mary, princess royal.
Born September 9th, 1882 in London. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1947 at 64 years old in Harewood House.
Willie Francis
American best known for surviving a failed execution by electrocution in the united states.
Born January 12th, 1929 in St. Martinville.
Died May 9th, 1947 at 18 years old in Louisiana (electrocution).
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
Swedish prince (1906-1947); father of carl xvi gustaf of sweden.
Born April 22nd, 1906 in Stockholm Palace. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1947 at 40 years old in Copenhagen Airport (aviation accident). [ref]
Josh Gibson
American hall of fame baseball player.
Born December 21st, 1911 in Buena Vista.
Died January 20th, 1947 at 35 years old in Pittsburgh (stroke).
Harry Carey
American actor.
Born January 16th, 1878 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1947 at 69 years old in Brentwood (lung cancer). [ref]
The Hon. Alice Keppel
British society hostess and mistress of edward vii.
Born April 29th, 1868 in Glasgow.
Died September 11th, 1947 at 79 years old in Florence (liver cirrhosis).
William C. Durant
American automotive businessman (1861–1947).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Boston.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 85 years old in New York City.
Kurt Lewin
German-american psychologist.
Born September 9th, 1890 in Mogilno. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1947 at 56 years old in Newtonville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fiorello H. La Guardia
American politician; 99th mayor of new york city (1934–45).
Born December 11th, 1882 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1947 at 64 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Maxwell Perkins
American literary editor.
Born September 20th, 1884 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 1947 at 62 years old in Stamford (pleurisy). [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore