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In the year 1947
404 Notable deaths
Miroslav Bulešić
Croatian catholic priest beatified in croatia on september 28, 2013.
Died August 24th, 1947 at 27 years old in Lanišće (stab wound).
Johannes Winkler
German aerospace engineer (1897-1947).
Died December 27th, 1947 at 50 years old in Brunswick (cerebrovascular disease).
Konstantin Dumba
Austrian-hungarian diplomat and writer (1856-1947).
Born June 17th, 1856 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1947 at 90 years old in Steindorf am Ossiacher See. [ref]
Mathieu Crickboom
Belgian violinist.
Born March 2nd, 1871 in Hodimont. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1947 at 76 years old in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Vladimir Golenishchev
Russian egyptologist.
Born January 29th, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 5th, 1947 at 91 years old in Nice.
August Blom
Danish filmmaker.
Born December 26th, 1869 in Copenhagen.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 77 years old in Copenhagen.
José Luis Tamayo
President of ecuador (1920 - 1924).
Born July 29th, 1858 in Guayas Province.
Died July 7th, 1947 at 88 years old in Guayaquil (cerebral hemorrhage).
William Berryman Scott
U.s. paleontologist (1858–1947).
Born February 12th, 1858 in Cincinnati.
Died March 29th, 1947 at 89 years old in Princeton.
David Samanez Ocampo
President of peru (1866-1947).
Born November 4th, 1866 in Huancarama District.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 80 years old in Cusco.
Jan Malypetr
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, minister of supply, minister of interior, czechoslovak politician and mayor (1873-1947).
Born December 21st, 1873 in Klobuky. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1947 at 73 years old in Slaný. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 404
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks