Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Jan 04 Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 in the year 1947.  

Jan 09 Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Jan 12 On this day in history jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77  

Jan 13 In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 20 Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25 Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48 in the year 1947.  

Jan 26 Grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45 in the year 1947.  

Jan 28 Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82  

Feb 26 On this day in history ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 05 In the year 1947 alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63  

Mar 06 Ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Mar 12 "Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871) died on this day in history.  

Mar 18 In the year 1947 death of william C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (b. 1861)  

Mar 19 In the year 1947 willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52  

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 Charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies in the year 1947.  

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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 Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 03 In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

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