Famous Deaths In 1947

Oct 04 Max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies in the year 1947.  

Oct 06 Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Oct 08 Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78 in the year 1947.  

Oct 12 Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 in the year 1947.  

Oct 13 In the year 1947 sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies  

Oct 26 On this day in history death of canon Edwin Sidney Savage, English rector (b. 1862)  

Oct 29 Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Nov 01 Man O' War, racehorse, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 06 In the year 1947 kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66  

Nov 11 In the year 1947 martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64  

Nov 12 Emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Nov 14 In the year 1947 death of joseph Allard, French Canadian fiddler (b. 1873)  

Nov 17 In the year 1947 ricarda Huch, writer, dies at 83  

Nov 25 In the year 1947 death of léon-Paul Fargue, French poet (b. 1876)  

Nov 28 In the year 1947 jacques-Philippe Leclerc, WW II hero (liberator of Paris), dies at 44  

Nov 30 In the year 1947 earnest Lubitsch, actor/director (Anna Boleyn, Ninotchka), dies  

Dec 01 In the year 1947 aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72  

Dec 07 In the year 1947 death of nicholas M. Butler, American university president, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1862)  

Dec 13 On this day in history death of nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874)  

Dec 14 Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Dec 15 In the year 1947 death of arthur Machen, Welsh author (b. 1863)  

Dec 22 Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (b. 1902) died in the year 1947.  

Dec 25 In the year 1947 death of gaspar G. Bacon, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)  

Dec 28 Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Dec 29 Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1947 han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58  

Dec 31 Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 in the year 1947.  

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Jan 02 Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

Jan 02 Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.  

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 J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born on this day in history.