Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Mar 28 On this day in history rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57  

Apr 01 On this day in history george II, king of Greece, dies at 56  

Apr 02 In the year 1947 joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies  

Apr 04 On this day in history death of william O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. ?)  

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

Apr 08 On this day in history henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies  

Apr 09 On this day in history konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43  

Apr 11 In the year 1947 death of louise Peete, American murderess (b. 1880)  

Apr 12 Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 15 Wolstenholme, rocker, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 16 In the year 1947 death of rudolf Höß, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (b. 1900)  

Apr 18 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 24 In the year 1947 death of willa Cather, American writer (b. 1873)  

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

May 01 On this day in history death of sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed  

May 02 Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. 1920) died in the year 1947.  

May 05 In the year 1947 death of ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (b. 1917)  

May 08 On this day in history death of harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858)  

May 11 Ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1947.  

May 14 John Ray Sinnock, US chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59 in the year 1947.  

May 16 On this day in history death of frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861)  

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

May 20 In the year 1947 death of philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1862)  

May 23 On this day in history c F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68  

May 27 Ed Konetchy, American baseball player (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

May 28 In the year 1947 death of august Eigruber, Austrian war criminal (b. 1907)  

May 30 Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

May 31 Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Jun 02 On this day in history hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64  

Jun 06 In the year 1947 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03 Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.  

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