Famous Deaths In 1947

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 Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15 On this day in history death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)  

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 On this day in history pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79  

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

Jan 25 Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 In the year 1947 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 In the year 1947 fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies  

Jan 30 Frederick F Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80 in the year 1947.  

Feb 03 In the year 1947 anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74  

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

Feb 06 On this day in history albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82  

Feb 08 On this day in history 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 In the year 1947 ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82  

Feb 27 In the year 1947 mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89  

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 Ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Mar 09 On this day in history stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies  

Mar 11 Victor Hely-Hutchinson, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1947.  

Mar 12 In the year 1947 death of "Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871)  

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 In the year 1947 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 On this day in history charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies  

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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 Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)  

Jan 04 In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter