Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 13 Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 26 In the year 1947 death of canon Edwin Sidney Savage, English rector (b. 1862)  

Oct 29 In the year 1947 frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83  

Nov 01 On this day in history man O' War, racehorse, dies  

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 On this day in history death of joseph Allard, French Canadian fiddler (b. 1873)  

Nov 17 Ricarda Huch, writer, dies at 83 in the year 1947.  

Nov 25 On this day in history death of léon-Paul Fargue, French poet (b. 1876)  

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

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

Dec 01 Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

Dec 07 Nicholas M. Butler, American university president, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1862) died on this day in history.  

Dec 13 Nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874) died in the year 1947.  

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 In the year 1947 death of therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (b. 1902)  

Dec 25 Gaspar G. Bacon, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Dec 28 In the year 1947 victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78  

Dec 29 On this day in history joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78  

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

Dec 31 On this day in history franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)  

Jan 02 Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter