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In the year 1947
389 Notable deaths
Väinö Voionmaa
Finnish politician.
Born February 12th, 1869 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1947 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Hendrik van Gent
Dutch astronomer (1900-1947).
Born September 14th, 1900 in Rotterdam.
Died March 29th, 1947 at 46 years old in Amsterdam.
Stanislav Kostka Neumann
Czech anarchist, poet, esperantist, literature reviewer, publicist, politic writer, translator, writer and art reviewer (1875-1947).
Born June 5th, 1875 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1947 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Boris Fedtschenko
Russian botanist (1872–1947).
Born December 27th, 1872 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1947 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
William C. Dowlan
Actor, film director (1882 – 1947).
Born September 21st, 1882 in Saint Paul.
Died November 6th, 1947 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman
Belgian botanist (1866-1947).
Born October 19th, 1866 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Died July 24th, 1947 at 80 years old in City of Brussels.
Ellen Gulbranson
Singer.
Born March 4th, 1863 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1947 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Meredith Colket
American tennis player (1878-1947).
Born November 19th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died June 7th, 1947 at 68 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Kōrli Stalte
Livonian activist (1870-1947).
Born August 10th, 1870 in Mazirbe.
Died January 13th, 1947 at 76 years old in Germany.
Alfred Bowerman
Cricketer (1873-1947).
Born November 22nd, 1873 in Bridgwater.
Died July 20th, 1947 at 73 years old in Brisbane.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 389
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