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In the year 1947
389 Notable deaths
Evald Tipner
Estonian footballer (1906-1947).
Born March 13th, 1906 in Tallinn.
Died July 18th, 1947 at 41 years old in Tallinn.
Benjamin Blumenfeld
Russian chess player.
Born May 24th, 1884 in Vaŭkavysk.
Died March 5th, 1947 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Con O'Kelly
Olympic wrestler (1886-1947).
Born October 29th, 1886 in Dunmanway.
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 61 years old in Kingston upon Hull.
Hasmik
Armenian soviet actress.
Born March 21st, 1879 in Nakhchivan.
Died August 23rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Yerevan.
Grantley Goulding
British track and field athlete (1874-1947).
Born March 23rd, 1874 in Gloucester.
Died July 29th, 1947 at 73 years old in KwaZulu-Natal.
Annie Scott Dill Maunder
British astronomer (1868-1947).
Born April 14th, 1868 in Strabane.
Died September 15th, 1947 at 79 years old in Wandsworth (disease).
Arshak Fetvadjian
Armenian artist (1866-1947).
Born October 1st, 1866 in Trabzon.
Died October 10th, 1947 at 81 years old in Medford.
Wilfred Hudson Osgood
American zoologist (1875-1947).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Rochester.
Died June 20th, 1947 at 71 years old in Chicago.
Pedro Ochoa
Argentine football striker (1908-1947).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Avellaneda.
Died September 5th, 1947 at 39 years old in Tandil.
Simon Janashia
Georgian historian.
Born July 26th, 1900 in Makvaneti.
Died November 5th, 1947 at 47 years old in Tbilisi.
Deaths 321 to 330 of 389
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