Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

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

Jan 09 On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 23 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1947 frederick F Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80  

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

Feb 05 On this day in history death of ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed  

Feb 06 In the year 1947 albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82  

Feb 08 Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Feb 26 Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Mar 06 On this day in history ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55  

Mar 09 In the year 1947 stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies  

Mar 11 In the year 1947 victor Hely-Hutchinson, composer, dies at 45  

Mar 12 On this day in history death of "Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871)  

Mar 18 William C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (b. 1861) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (b. 1870)  

Mar 27 Charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04 J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.