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In the year 1947
404 Notable deaths
Jean Le Bret
Olympic sailor (1872-1947).
Born October 26th, 1872 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 23rd, 1947 at 75 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Oluf Olsson
Gymnast (1873-1947).
Born May 30th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died May 25th, 1947 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Gilbert Bougnol
French fencer.
Born August 31st, 1866 in Saint-Myon.
Died October 20th, 1947 at 81 years old in Rueil-Malmaison.
Louis Delaunoij
Dutch fencer.
Born March 3rd, 1879 in Amsterdam.
Died October 29th, 1947 at 68 years old in Bussum.
Marcello Nizzola
Olympic wrestler.
Born December 17th, 1900 in Genoa.
Died February 22nd, 1947 at 46 years old in Genoa.
Aukusti Sihvola
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 7th, 1895 in Sippola.
Died June 18th, 1947 at 52 years old in Luumäki.
Gurli Linder
Swedish writer and feminist.
Born October 1st, 1865. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1947 at 81 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Øistein Schirmer
Gymnast.
Born April 11th, 1879 in Fredrikstad.
Died May 24th, 1947 at 68 years old in Larvik.
Tan Teng-pho
Taiwanese artist (1895-1947).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Tainan Prefecture.
Died March 25th, 1947 at 52 years old (ballistic trauma).
Mikhail Bondarenko
Soviet wwii ace and twice hero of the soviet union (1913–1947).
Born October 20th, 1913 in Bohdanivka.
Died July 27th, 1947 at 33 years old in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (drowning).
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