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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 15 In the year 1947 henry Kolker, dies at 76  

Jul 17 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 in the year 1947.  

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 In the year 1947 george Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies  

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

Aug 08 Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 19 On this day in history 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 On this day in history clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76  

Aug 28 Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917) died in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 12 Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58  

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 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 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 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.