In the year 1947
415 Notable deaths
John Henry Patterson
Anglo-irish soldier, hunter and author.
Born November 10th, 1867 in Ireland.
Died June 18th, 1947 at 79 years old in Bel Air.
Carrie Chapman Catt
American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947).
Born January 9th, 1859 in Ripon. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1947 at 88 years old in New Rochelle.
Anton Denikin
Russian military and political leader (1872–1947).
Born December 16th, 1872 in Szpetal.
Died August 8th, 1947 at 74 years old in Ann Arbor.
Arthur Machen
Welsh author and mystic (1863-1947).
Born March 3rd, 1863 in Caerleon. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1947 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Somnath Sharma
Proud on major somnath sharma.
Born January 31st, 1923 in Kangra.
Died October 31st, 1947 at 24 years old in Budgam (killed in action).
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
French general.
Born November 22nd, 1902 in Belloy-Saint-Léonard.
Died November 28th, 1947 at 45 years old in Béchar (aviation accident).
Ananda Coomaraswamy
Sri lankan tamil metaphysician (1877–1947).
Born August 22nd, 1877 in Colombo. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1947 at 70 years old in Needham. [ref]
Frederick Russell Burnham
Father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher.
Born May 11th, 1861 in Blue Earth County.
Died September 1st, 1947 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara.
Richard Bedford Bennett
11th prime minister of canada (1870-1947).
Born July 3rd, 1870 in Hopewell Hill. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1947 at 76 years old in Mickleham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Petr Uspensky
Russian esotericist.
Born March 4th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died October 2nd, 1947 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Deaths 41 to 50 of 415
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld