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In the year 1947
404 Notable deaths
Ettore Bortolotti
Mathematician.
Born March 6th, 1866 in Bologna.
Died February 17th, 1947 at 80 years old in Bologna.
Emil Jørgensen
Danish footballer (1882-1947).
Born February 6th, 1882 in Copenhagen.
Died March 23rd, 1947 at 65 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Kurt Doerry
German sprinter (1874-1947).
Born September 24th, 1874 in Wilhelmshaven.
Died January 4th, 1947 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Hans Eicke
German athlete.
Born December 1st, 1884 in Berlin.
Died August 22nd, 1947 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Elis Strömgren
Danish astronomer (1870-1947).
Born May 31st, 1870 in Helsingborg.
Died April 5th, 1947 at 76 years old in Copenhagen.
Ercole Olgeni
Italian rower.
Born December 11th, 1883 in Venice.
Died July 14th, 1947 at 63 years old in Venice.
Albert Bruce Jackson
British dendrologist (1876-1947).
Born February 14th, 1876 in Newbury.
Died January 14th, 1947 at 70 years old in Kew.
Karol Bohdanowicz
Russian and polish geologist.
Born December 29th, 1864 in Ludza.
Died June 5th, 1947 at 82 years old in Warsaw.
Henry Dafel
South african sprinter.
Born January 8th, 1889 in Pretoria. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1947 at 58 years old in New South Wales. [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 404
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