Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Jun 12 On this day in history jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70  

Jun 16 On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86  

Jun 18 In the year 1947 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 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal died in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 28 Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

Jul 01 On this day in history clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80  

Jul 09 On this day in history death of lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865)  

Jul 12 On this day in history death of jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)  

Jul 13 Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 24 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 08 In the year 1947 death of anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)  

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

Aug 19 Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 in the year 1947.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 20 On this day in history fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies  

Sep 21 On this day in history harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69  

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 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 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 On this day in history birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger  

Jan 04 Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter