In the year 1947
388 Notable deaths
Han van Meegeren
Dutch painter and art forger (1889-1947).
Born October 10th, 1889 in Deventer. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1947 at 58 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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). [ref]
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947).
Born October 9th, 1874 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1947 at 73 years old in Kullu, Naggar. [ref]
Pierre Bonnard
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947).
Born October 3rd, 1867 in Fontenay-aux-Roses. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1947 at 79 years old in Le Cannet. [ref]
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
President of the first slovak republic (1937–1945).
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 Stará Hlína. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1947 at 35 years old in Prague (hanging). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 388
After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer