In the year 1947
388 Notable deaths
Petr Uspensky
Russian esotericist.
Born March 4th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died October 2nd, 1947 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Sidney Toler
American actor, playwright and theatre director (1874-1947).
Born April 28th, 1874 in Warrensburg.
Died February 12th, 1947 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (colorectal cancer).
Manolete
Spanish bullfighter (1917-1947).
Born July 4th, 1917 in Córdoba.
Died August 29th, 1947 at 30 years old in Linares (cornada, bull goring).
Halford Mackinder
English geographer, academic, and politician (1861-1947).
Born February 15th, 1861 in Gainsborough. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1947 at 86 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
James Larkin
Irish socialist and trade union leader.
Born January 21st, 1876 in Liverpool.
Died January 30th, 1947 at 71 years old in Dublin.
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo
American politician (1877-1947).
Born October 13th, 1877 in Poplarville. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1947 at 69 years old in New Orleans (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Victor Horta
Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of art nouveau.
Born January 6th, 1861 in Ghent. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1947 at 86 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Hans Fallada
German writer.
Born July 21st, 1893 in Greifswald. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1947 at 53 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dorothea Binz
German supervisor at ravensbrück concentration (1920-1947).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Templin.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 27 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Marc Mitscher
United states admiral.
Born January 26th, 1887 in Wisconsin.
Died February 3rd, 1947 at 60 years old in Norfolk (coronary thrombosis).
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut