Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Jan 04 Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1947 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

Jan 11 On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)  

Jan 12 In the year 1947 jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

Jan 13 On this day in history veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61  

Jan 15 Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) died in the year 1947.  

Jan 17 On this day in history death of pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869)  

Jan 20 In the year 1947 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35  

Jan 23 Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79 in the year 1947.  

Jan 24 Felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 In the year 1947 al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48  

Jan 26 On this day in history grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45  

Jan 28 In the year 1947 reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 29 Fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 30 In the year 1947 frederick F Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80  

Feb 03 Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 in the year 1947.  

Feb 05 Ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed died on this day in history.  

Feb 06 In the year 1947 albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82  

Feb 08 Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72  

Feb 25 Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82 in the year 1947.  

Feb 26 Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Mar 01 In the year 1947 death of j Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed  

Mar 05 Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 06 On this day in history ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55  

Mar 09 Stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies in the year 1947.  

Mar 11 Victor Hely-Hutchinson, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 "Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871) died in the year 1947.  

Mar 18 On this day in history death of william C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (b. 1861)  

Mar 19 Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52 in the year 1947.  

Mar 20 Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Mar 23 In the year 1947 death of archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (b. 1870)  

Mar 27 In the year 1947 charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies  

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Jan 02 In the year 1947 birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)  

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

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

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

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 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 on this day in history.