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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

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

Jul 09 Lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1947.  

Aug 05 Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history 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 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 in the year 1947.  

Aug 21 In the year 1947 ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02 Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1947 birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter