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In the year 1947
388 Notable deaths
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
Nazi leader (1890-1947).
Born April 14th, 1890 in Zielonowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Died April 25th, 1947 at 57 years old in Nuremberg.
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]
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).
Herbert Backe
German general (1896-1947).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Batumi. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1947 at 50 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
Winston Churchill
American novelist.
Born November 10th, 1871 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1947 at 75 years old in Winter Park. [ref]
Luigi Russolo
Italian futurist, artist, composer.
Born April 30th, 1886 in Portogruaro. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1947 at 60 years old in Laveno-Mombello. [ref]
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]
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).
Hugh Lofting
British author.
Born January 14th, 1886 in Maidenhead. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1947 at 61 years old in Topanga. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 388
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine