In the year 1947

403 Notable deaths

Smith Wigglesworth

British evangelist (1859-1947).

Born June 8th, 1859 in Yorkshire.

Died March 12th, 1947 at 87 years old in Wakefield.

Ettore Bugatti

Italian automobile designer and manufacturer.

Born September 15th, 1881 in Milan.

Died August 21st, 1947 at 65 years old in Paris (cancer).

Nicholas Roerich

Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947).

Born October 9th, 1874 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 13th, 1947 at 73 years old in Kullu. [ref]

Pierre Bonnard

French painter and printmaker (1867-1947).

Born October 13th, 1867 in Fontenay-aux-Roses.

Died January 23rd, 1947 at 79 years old in Le Cannet.

Philipp Lenard

German physicist (1862-1947).

Born June 7th, 1862 in Bratislava. [ref]

Died May 20th, 1947 at 84 years old in Messelhausen. [ref]

Jozef Tiso

Slovak politician, priest and president of the slovak republic from 1939 to 1945.

Born October 13th, 1887 in Bytča. [ref]

Died April 18th, 1947 at 59 years old in Bratislava (hanging). [ref]

Ernst Lubitsch

German american actor, screenwriter, producer and film director (1892-1947).

Born January 29th, 1892 in Berlin. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1947 at 55 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Irving Fisher

American economist.

Born February 27th, 1867 in Saugerties. [ref]

Died April 29th, 1947 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]

Karel Čurda

Czech parachutist (1911-1947).

Born October 10th, 1911 in Nová Hlína, Stará Hlína. [ref]

Died April 29th, 1947 at 35 years old in Prague (hanging). [ref]

Hermine Reuss of Greiz

German imperial and royal (1887-1947).

Born December 17th, 1887 in Greiz.

Died August 7th, 1947 at 59 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).

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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach