Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

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

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

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

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

Jun 20 In the year 1947 death of benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal  

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 in the year 1947.  

Jun 28 Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1947.  

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 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 On this day in history death of aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915)  

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

Jul 30 In the year 1947 george Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies  

Aug 05 In the year 1947 joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies  

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

Aug 28 Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 20 In the year 1947 fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies  

Sep 21 Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 in the year 1947.  

Sep 23 On this day in history death of nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged  

Sep 26 Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 28 In the year 1947 francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58  

Oct 02 Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

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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 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 in the year 1947.  

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.