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In the year 1947
404 Notable deaths
Bob Donaldson
Scottish football player (1868-1947).
Born August 27th, 1871 in Coatbridge.
Died April 28th, 1947 at 75 years old in Airdrie.
Embrik Strand
Norwegian botanist, entomologist, arachnologist, professor, conservator, and lepidopterist (1876-1947).
Born June 2nd, 1876 in Ål. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 71 years old in Riga. [ref]
Henrik Schück
Rector of uppsala university (1855–1947).
Born November 2nd, 1855 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1947 at 91 years old in Johannes parish. [ref]
Frank Heller
Swedish writer.
Born July 20th, 1886 in Lösen parish. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1947 at 61 years old in Malmö City. [ref]
Tomás Berreta
President of uruguay (1875-1947).
Born November 2nd, 1875 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1947 at 71 years old in Montevideo (prostate cancer).
Vasily Vasilyevich Glagolev
Hero of the soviet union (1898-1947).
Born February 21st, 1898 in Kaluga.
Died September 21st, 1947 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Eugène Lanti
Esperantist, socialist and writer (1879-1947).
Born July 19th, 1879 in Néhou.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 67 years old in Mexico City (hanging).
Josaphat Kotsylovsky
Ukrainian greek catholic bishop and martyr.
Born March 3rd, 1876 in Pakoszówka.
Died November 17th, 1947 at 71 years old in Kyiv (lung disease).
Heiti Talvik
Estonian poet (1904–1947).
Born November 9th, 1904 in Tartu.
Died July 18th, 1947 at 42 years old in Tyumen Oblast.
Charles Garabed Atamian
French painter of armenian origin (1872-1947).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Constantinople.
Died July 30th, 1947 at 74 years old in Paris.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 404
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut