Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Oct 04 On this day in history max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies  

Oct 06 On this day in history leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60  

Oct 08 On this day in history felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78  

Oct 12 On this day in history nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42  

Oct 13 Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies in the year 1947.  

Oct 26 Canon Edwin Sidney Savage, English rector (b. 1862) died in the year 1947.  

Oct 29 Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Nov 01 In the year 1947 man O' War, racehorse, dies  

Nov 06 On this day in history kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66  

Nov 11 In the year 1947 martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64  

Nov 12 Emmuska Orczy, British author (Scarlet Pimpernel), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Nov 14 In the year 1947 death of joseph Allard, French Canadian fiddler (b. 1873)  

Nov 17 Ricarda Huch, writer, dies at 83 in the year 1947.  

Nov 25 Léon-Paul Fargue, French poet (b. 1876) died in the year 1947.  

Nov 28 In the year 1947 jacques-Philippe Leclerc, WW II hero (liberator of Paris), dies at 44  

Nov 30 Earnest Lubitsch, actor/director (Anna Boleyn, Ninotchka), dies in the year 1947.  

Dec 01 Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

Dec 07 On this day in history death of nicholas M. Butler, American university president, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1862)  

Dec 13 Nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874) died in the year 1947.  

Dec 14 Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84 in the year 1947.  

Dec 15 Arthur Machen, Welsh author (b. 1863) died on this day in history.  

Dec 22 Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (b. 1902) died on this day in history.  

Dec 25 On this day in history death of gaspar G. Bacon, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)  

Dec 28 Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Dec 29 Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78 in the year 1947.  

Dec 30 Han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58 in the year 1947.  

Dec 31 Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 in the year 1947.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1947 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 In the year 1947 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 Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.