Famous Deaths In 1947

Jun 12 Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1947.  

Jun 16 In the year 1947 jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86  

Jun 18 In the year 1947 death of shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898)  

Jun 19 On this day in history willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84  

Jun 20 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal died in the year 1947.  

Jun 24 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jun 26 On this day in history death of richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870)  

Jun 28 Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 In the year 1947 death of lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865)  

Jul 12 On this day in history death of jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)  

Jul 13 Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies in the year 1947.  

Jul 15 Henry Kolker, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 On this day in history raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34  

Jul 19 On this day in history death of aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915)  

Jul 24 On this day in history ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 30 George Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history death of anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)  

Aug 13 Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 19 In the year 1947 ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67  

Aug 20 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 in the year 1947.  

Aug 21 On this day in history ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies  

Aug 25 On this day in history clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76  

Aug 28 In the year 1947 death of manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917)  

Sep 01 Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861) died on this day in history.  

Sep 06 In the year 1947 paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76  

Sep 12 Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1947.  

Sep 20 Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 21 Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Sep 23 On this day in history death of nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged  

Sep 26 In the year 1947 hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61  

Sep 28 On this day in history francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58  

Oct 02 Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) died in the year 1947.  

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Jan 02 Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

Jan 02 Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger  

Jan 04 Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter