Famous Deaths Happened In 1947
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
Jan 04 Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.
Jan 09 Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.
Jan 11 In the year 1947 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 Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.
Jan 20 Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.
Jan 23 In the year 1947 pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79
Jan 24 On this day in history felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60
Jan 25 On this day in history al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48
Jan 26 In the year 1947 grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45
Jan 28 Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.
Jan 29 Fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies on this day in history.
Jan 30 Frederick F Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80 on this day in history.
Feb 03 Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 in the year 1947.
Feb 05 In the year 1947 death of ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed
Feb 06 Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 in the year 1947.
Feb 08 In the year 1947 ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65
Feb 12 Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 on this day in history.
Feb 25 Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82 on this day in history.
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 J Boogaard, nazi collaborator, executed died in the year 1947.
Mar 05 In the year 1947 alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63
Mar 06 In the year 1947 ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55
Mar 09 In the year 1947 stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies
Mar 11 Victor Hely-Hutchinson, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.
Mar 12 In the year 1947 death of "Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871)
Mar 18 In the year 1947 death of william C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (b. 1861)
Mar 19 Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52 on this day in history.
Mar 20 On this day in history death of sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. 1884)
Mar 23 Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (b. 1870) died in the year 1947.
Mar 27 In the year 1947 charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies
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