Famous Deaths In 1947

Jun 12 Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 in the year 1947.  

Jun 18 Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898) died in the year 1947.  

Jun 19 Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 24 On this day in history death of emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864)  

Jun 26 Richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 On this day in history stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72  

Jul 01 On this day in history 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 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Jul 19 Aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

Jul 24 In the year 1947 ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72  

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 in the year 1947.  

Aug 19 In the year 1947 ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67  

Aug 20 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Aug 21 Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies in the year 1947.  

Aug 25 Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 in the year 1947.  

Aug 28 In the year 1947 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1947 death of nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged  

Sep 26 Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 in the year 1947.  

Sep 28 Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Oct 02 In the year 1947 death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)  

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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 In the year 1947 birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

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

Jan 03 Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger  

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