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In the year 1947
388 Notable deaths
Huda Sha'rawi
Egyptian feminist and nationalist.
Born June 23rd, 1879 in Minya. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1947 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
German general.
Born August 29th, 1897 in Barmen.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 49 years old in Chaidari (ballistic trauma).
Emma Orczy
Hungarian-born british novelist and playwright.
Born September 23rd, 1865 in Tarnaörs. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1947 at 82 years old in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
Helmuth von Pannwitz
German general.
Born October 14th, 1898 in Olesno.
Died January 16th, 1947 at 48 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Harukichi Hyakutake
Japanese general.
Born May 25th, 1888 in Saga Prefecture.
Died March 10th, 1947 at 58 years old in Japan.
Alfredo Casella
Italian composer, pianist and conductor (1883-1847).
Born July 25th, 1883 in Turin. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1947 at 63 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton
British army general.
Born January 16th, 1853 in Corfu. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1947 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
British politician (1861-1947).
Born October 23rd, 1861 in London.
Died April 4th, 1947 at 85 years old in London.
August Meyszner
Austrian gendarmerie officer and right-wing politician (1886-1947).
Born August 3rd, 1886 in Graz.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 60 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
August Eigruber
Austrian nazi politician, gauleiter of oberdonau and landeshauptmann of upper austria (1907-1947).
Born April 16th, 1907 in Steyr.
Died May 28th, 1947 at 40 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 388
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace