Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Jun 12 Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1947.  

Jun 16 Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jun 18 In the year 1947 death of shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898)  

Jun 19 In the year 1947 willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84  

Jun 20 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies  

Jul 15 Henry Kolker, dies at 76 in the year 1947.  

Jul 17 In the year 1947 raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34  

Jul 19 Aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

Jul 24 Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

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 Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872) died in the year 1947.  

Aug 13 On this day in history johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies  

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

Aug 25 Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 in the year 1947.  

Aug 28 In the year 1947 death of manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917)  

Sep 01 Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 21 In the year 1947 harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69  

Sep 23 Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged died on this day in history.  

Sep 26 Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 in the year 1947.  

Sep 28 Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Oct 02 In the year 1947 death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)  

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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 On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

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

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

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 Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born on this day in history.