Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Mar 28 Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1947.  

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

Apr 02 Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 04 William O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. ?) died in the year 1947.  

Apr 06 On this day in history 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 in the year 1947.  

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

Apr 16 Rudolf Höß, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (b. 1900) died on this day in history.  

Apr 18 In the year 1947 benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51  

Apr 20 Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76 in the year 1947.  

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

Apr 29 On this day in history irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80  

May 01 Sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed died in the year 1947.  

May 02 On this day in history death of dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. 1920)  

May 05 Ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (b. 1917) died on this day in history.  

May 08 Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

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 Frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861) died in the year 1947.  

May 17 George William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869) died on this day in history.  

May 20 Philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1862) died in the year 1947.  

May 23 In the year 1947 c F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68  

May 27 Ed Konetchy, American baseball player (b. 1885) died in the year 1947.  

May 28 On this day in history death of august Eigruber, Austrian war criminal (b. 1907)  

May 30 Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

May 31 Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at 39 in the year 1947.  

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

Jun 06 Norman Reid, cricketer (Test S Af v Aust 1921-22, 11 & 6, 2-63), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 08 Tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56 in the year 1947.  

Jun 09 On this day in history wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40), dies at 62  

Jun 10 Alexander Bethune, Canadian politician (b. 1852) died 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.