Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Jun 12 Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 18 Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898) died in the year 1947.  

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

Jun 20 In the year 1947 death of benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal  

Jun 24 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864) died in the year 1947.  

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 Lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865) died in the year 1947.  

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 in the year 1947.  

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

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1947 ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67  

Aug 20 In the year 1947 franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79  

Aug 21 On this day in history ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies  

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

Aug 28 Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917) died in the year 1947.  

Sep 01 In the year 1947 death of frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861)  

Sep 06 On this day in history paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76  

Sep 12 On this day in history harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89  

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

Sep 21 Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 in the year 1947.  

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 In the year 1947 francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58  

Oct 02 Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born on this day in history.