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In the year 1947
404 Notable deaths
Alfred Bowerman
Cricketer (1873-1947).
Born November 22nd, 1873 in Bridgwater.
Died July 20th, 1947 at 73 years old in Brisbane.
Bruno Meissner
German assyriologist.
Born April 25th, 1868 in Grudziądz. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Zeuthen. [ref]
Filaret Kolessa
Ukrainian ethnomusicologist and composer (1871-1947).
Born July 17th, 1871 in Stryi. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1947 at 75 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Harald Natvig
Sport shooter (1872-1947).
Born June 10th, 1872 in Stavanger.
Died August 1st, 1947 at 75 years old in Hjerkinn.
Raphael Eduard Liesegang
German chemist (1869–1947).
Born November 1st, 1869 in Elberfeld.
Died November 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Yngvar Bryn
Norwegian pair skater, athlete (1881-1947).
Born December 17th, 1881 in Kristiansand.
Died April 30th, 1947 at 65 years old in Oslo.
Ekaterina Karavelova
Social activist, teacher, writer and translator.
Born October 21st, 1860 in Ruse.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 86 years old in Sofia.
André Savignon
French writer.
Born January 1st, 1878 in Tarbes. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1947 at 69 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Rudolph Simonsen
Danish composer.
Born April 30th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died March 28th, 1947 at 57 years old in Copenhagen.
Charles Schlee
American racing cyclist (1873-1947).
Born July 21st, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died January 5th, 1947 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 404
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi