Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened 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 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jun 26 Richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870) died in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 12 In the year 1947 death of jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)  

Jul 13 In the year 1947 warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies  

Jul 15 On this day in history henry Kolker, dies at 76  

Jul 17 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Jul 19 In the year 1947 death of aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915)  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 08 Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872) died in the year 1947.  

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 In the year 1947 franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79  

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

Aug 25 In the year 1947 clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 12 Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1947.  

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

Sep 21 On this day in history 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 In the year 1947 hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61  

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

Oct 02 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1947 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 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 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.