Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Jun 12 In the year 1947 jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70  

Jun 16 In the year 1947 jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86  

Jun 18 On this day in history death of shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898)  

Jun 19 In the year 1947 willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84  

Jun 20 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal died on this day in history.  

Jun 24 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864) died in the year 1947.  

Jun 26 In the year 1947 death of richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870)  

Jun 28 In the year 1947 stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72  

Jul 01 In the year 1947 clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80  

Jul 09 Lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865) died in the year 1947.  

Jul 12 Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902) died on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies in the year 1947.  

Jul 15 Henry Kolker, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 On this day in history raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34  

Jul 19 Aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915) died in the year 1947.  

Jul 24 Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

Jul 30 George Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies in the year 1947.  

Aug 08 In the year 1947 death of anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)  

Aug 13 Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 19 Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 in the year 1947.  

Aug 20 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 in the year 1947.  

Aug 21 On this day in history ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies  

Aug 25 Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 On this day in history death of manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917)  

Sep 01 Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861) died in the year 1947.  

Sep 06 Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 in the year 1947.  

Sep 12 In the year 1947 harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89  

Sep 20 Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies in the year 1947.  

Sep 21 In the year 1947 harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69  

Sep 23 Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged died on this day in history.  

Sep 26 On this day in history hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61  

Sep 28 Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1947.  

Oct 02 Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) died in the year 1947.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80)  

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 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 On this day in history 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.