In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Rudolph Simonsen
Danish composer.
Born April 30th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died March 28th, 1947 at 57 years old in Copenhagen.
Helen Aitchison
British tennis player (1881–1947).
Born December 6th, 1881 in Sunderland.
Died May 26th, 1947 at 65 years old in Aylesbury.
Vojtěch Bradáč
Czech footballer (1913-1947).
Born October 6th, 1913 in Žižkov.
Died March 30th, 1947 at 33 years old
Carlo Salotti
Catholic cardinal (1870-1947).
Born July 25th, 1870 in Grotte di Castro. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1947 at 77 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ercole Olgeni
Italian rower (1883–1947).
Born December 11th, 1883 in Venice.
Died July 14th, 1947 at 63 years old in Venice.
Elis Strömgren
Danish astronomer (1870-1947).
Born May 31st, 1870 in Helsingborg.
Died April 5th, 1947 at 76 years old in Copenhagen.
Fanie Eloff
South african sculptor.
Born October 7th, 1885 in Pretoria.
Died November 20th, 1947 at 62 years old in Pretoria.
Harald Natvig
Sport shooter (1872-1947).
Born June 10th, 1872 in Stavanger.
Died August 1st, 1947 at 75 years old in Hjerkinn.
Georg Wetzell
German military personnel (1869–1947).
Born March 5th, 1869 in Frankfurt-Nieder-Erlenbach.
Died January 3rd, 1947 at 77 years old in Augsburg.
William Perry Haydd
American zoologist (1872-1947).
Born December 8th, 1872 in Eureka.
Died January 26th, 1947 at 74 years old
Deaths 391 to 400 of 442
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé