Famous Deaths In 1947

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

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 Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 in the year 1947.  

Jun 20 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal died on this day in history.  

Jun 24 On this day in history death of emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 01 In the year 1947 clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80  

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

Jul 12 Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902) died on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies in the year 1947.  

Jul 15 Henry Kolker, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 On this day in history raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34  

Jul 19 Aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915) died in the year 1947.  

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

Jul 30 George Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies in the year 1947.  

Aug 05 Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies in the year 1947.  

Aug 08 On this day in history death of anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)  

Aug 13 In the year 1947 johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies  

Aug 19 Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 25 In the year 1947 clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76  

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

Sep 01 On this day in history death of frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861)  

Sep 06 In the year 1947 paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76  

Sep 12 Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 26 In the year 1947 hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61  

Sep 28 On this day in history francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58  

Oct 02 On this day in history death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1947 birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

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

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.