In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Tomás Berreta
President of uruguay (1875-1947).
Born November 22nd, 1875 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1947 at 71 years old in Montevideo (prostate cancer).
Vasily Vasilyevich Glagolev
Hero of the soviet union (1896-1947).
Born February 21st, 1898 in Kaluga.
Died September 21st, 1947 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Frank Heller
Swedish writer.
Born July 20th, 1886 in Lösen parish. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1947 at 61 years old in Malmö City. [ref]
Max Gülstorff
German actor (1882–1947).
Born March 23rd, 1882 in Sovetsk.
Died February 6th, 1947 at 64 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Hasmik
Armenian soviet actress (1879–1947).
Born March 21st, 1879 in Nakhchivan.
Died August 23rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Yerevan.
Heinrich Häberlin
Member of the swiss federal council (1868-1947).
Born September 6th, 1868 in Weinfelden.
Died February 26th, 1947 at 78 years old in Frauenfeld.
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]
Bob Donaldson
Scottish football player (1868-1947).
Born August 27th, 1871 in Coatbridge.
Died April 28th, 1947 at 75 years old in Airdrie.
Louis Delâge
French automotive engineer (1874–1947).
Born March 22nd, 1874 in Cognac.
Died December 14th, 1947 at 73 years old in Le Pecq.
Jantina Tammes
Dutch botanist and geneticist (1871-1947).
Born June 23rd, 1871 in Groningen. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1947 at 76 years old in Groningen. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 442
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami