Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Mar 28 Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1947.  

Apr 01 On this day in history george II, king of Greece, dies at 56  

Apr 02 In the year 1947 joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies  

Apr 04 On this day in history death of william O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. ?)  

Apr 06 Vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Apr 08 On this day in history henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies  

Apr 09 In the year 1947 konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43  

Apr 11 In the year 1947 death of louise Peete, American murderess (b. 1880)  

Apr 12 On this day in history christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies  

Apr 15 On this day in history wolstenholme, rocker, dies  

Apr 16 Rudolf Höß, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (b. 1900) died on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 In the year 1947 death of willa Cather, American writer (b. 1873)  

Apr 29 On this day in history irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80  

May 01 Sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed died in the year 1947.  

May 02 Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. 1920) died in the year 1947.  

May 05 In the year 1947 death of ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (b. 1917)  

May 08 Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

May 11 Ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1947.  

May 14 On this day in history john Ray Sinnock, US chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59  

May 16 In the year 1947 death of frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861)  

May 17 George William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869) died in the year 1947.  

May 20 Philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1862) died on this day in history.  

May 23 In the year 1947 c F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68  

May 27 In the year 1947 death of ed Konetchy, American baseball player (b. 1885)  

May 28 On this day in history death of august Eigruber, Austrian war criminal (b. 1907)  

May 30 On this day in history sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72  

May 31 Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at 39 in the year 1947.  

Jun 02 In the year 1947 hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64  

Jun 06 Norman Reid, cricketer (Test S Af v Aust 1921-22, 11 & 6, 2-63), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 08 Tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of alexander Bethune, Canadian politician (b. 1852)  

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Jan 02 Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

Jan 02 In the year 1947 birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03 Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born in the year 1947.  

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