Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Mar 28 Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1947.  

Apr 01 George II, king of Greece, dies at 56 in the year 1947.  

Apr 02 Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 04 William O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. ?) died on this day in history.  

Apr 06 In the year 1947 vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58  

Apr 08 Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 09 Konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Louise Peete, American murderess (b. 1880) died on this day in history.  

Apr 12 On this day in history christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies  

Apr 15 In the year 1947 wolstenholme, rocker, dies  

Apr 16 On this day in history death of rudolf Höß, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (b. 1900)  

Apr 18 In the year 1947 benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51  

Apr 20 In the year 1947 christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76  

Apr 24 Willa Cather, American writer (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Apr 29 Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 in the year 1947.  

May 01 Sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed died on this day in history.  

May 02 In the year 1947 death of dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. 1920)  

May 05 On this day in history death of ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (b. 1917)  

May 08 In the year 1947 death of harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858)  

May 11 Ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

May 14 In the year 1947 john Ray Sinnock, US chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59  

May 16 Frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861) died on this day in history.  

May 17 George William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.  

May 20 Philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1862) died in the year 1947.  

May 23 C F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

May 27 On this day in history death of ed Konetchy, American baseball player (b. 1885)  

May 28 August Eigruber, Austrian war criminal (b. 1907) died on this day in history.  

May 30 On this day in history sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72  

May 31 Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at 39 in the year 1947.  

Jun 02 In the year 1947 hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64  

Jun 06 On this day in history norman Reid, cricketer (Test S Af v Aust 1921-22, 11 & 6, 2-63), dies  

Jun 08 Tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40), dies at 62 in the year 1947.  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of alexander Bethune, Canadian politician (b. 1852)  

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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 In the year 1947 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 Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.  

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