Famous Deaths In 1947

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

Jun 16 Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 in the year 1947.  

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

Jun 19 In the year 1947 willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84  

Jun 20 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal died on this day in history.  

Jun 24 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864) died in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

Jul 09 On this day in history death of lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865)  

Jul 12 Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902) died on this day in history.  

Jul 13 On this day in history warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies  

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

Jul 17 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 in the year 1947.  

Jul 19 Aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

Jul 24 Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 30 On this day in history george Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies  

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

Aug 08 In the year 1947 death of anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)  

Aug 13 Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies in the year 1947.  

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

Aug 20 On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79  

Aug 21 Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies in the year 1947.  

Aug 25 Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917) died in the year 1947.  

Sep 01 In the year 1947 death of frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861)  

Sep 06 On this day in history paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76  

Sep 12 In the year 1947 harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

Sep 26 Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1947.  

Oct 02 In the year 1947 death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03 Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger  

Jan 04 In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)  

Jan 04 Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.