In the year 1947
442 Notable deaths
Alexander Löhr
Austrian air force commander and german general.
Born May 20th, 1885 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died February 26th, 1947 at 61 years old in Belgrade (ballistic trauma).
Benigno Aquino, Sr.
Filipino politician who served as speaker of the national assembly of the second philippine republic from 1943 to 1944.
Born September 3rd, 1894 in Concepcion.
Died December 20th, 1947 at 53 years old in Rizal Memorial Coliseum (myocardial infarction).
Hans Fallada
German writer.
Born July 21st, 1893 in Greifswald. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1947 at 53 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert Backe
German general (1896-1947).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Batumi. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1947 at 50 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
Ellen Wilkinson
British labour party politician (1891–1947).
Born October 8th, 1891 in Ardwick.
Died February 6th, 1947 at 55 years old in St Mary's Hospital (drug overdose).
Karl Mannheim
Hungarian-german philosopher and sociologist (1893-1947).
Born March 27th, 1893 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1947 at 53 years old in London. [ref]
Emma Orczy
Hungarian-born british novelist and playwright (1865-1947).
Born September 27th, 1865 in Tarnaörs.
Died November 12th, 1947 at 82 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
Reynaldo Hahn
Venezuelan, naturalised french, composer, conductor, music critic, diarist, theatre director, and salon singer.
Born August 9th, 1874 in Caracas. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Victor Serge
Russian revolutionary and writer (1890-1947).
Born December 30th, 1890 in City of Brussels.
Died November 17th, 1947 at 56 years old in Mexico City.
Nicholas Murray Butler
American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947).
Born April 2nd, 1862 in Elizabeth. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1947 at 85 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 442
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci