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George Linius Streeter
1873–1948
embryologist
Official cause
coronary occlusion
Frank Ryan
1907–1948
film director, screenwriter
Official cause
railway accident by collision
Kamekichi Tokita
1897–1948
painter, diarist
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Gordon Young
1886–1948
novelist
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Dragoș Protopopescu
1892–1948
philologist, philosopher, politician
Official cause
decapitation
Han van Meegeren
1889–1947
painter, art forger, restorer
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Riichi Yokomitsu
1898–1947
novelist, writer, essayist
Official cause
peritonitis
Johannes Winkler
1897–1947
military flight engineer, engineer
Official cause
cerebrovascular disease
Victoria Angelova
1902–1947
architect
Official cause
pneumonia
Helen Thompson Woolley
1874–1947
psychologist
Official cause
disease
Tefta Tashko-Koço
1910–1947
opera singer
Official cause
cancer
Otto Weidt
1883–1947
entrepreneur, resistance fighter, factory owner
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Mark Hellinger
1903–1947
journalist, film producer, screenwriter
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Benigno Aquino, Sr.
1894–1947
politician
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Kurken Alemshah
1907–1947
composer, conductor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Boris Rybkin
1899–1947
diplomat
Official cause
traffic collision
Ernie Adams
1885–1947
actor, film actor, musician
Official cause
disease
Gusztáv Jány
1883–1947
military personnel
Official cause
gunshot wound
Gloria Grey
1909–1947
actor, film director, film actor
Official cause
influenza
James J. Davis
1873–1947
politician
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Georg Kolbe
1877–1947
sculptor, painter, draftsperson
Official cause
bladder cancer
Wolfgang Borchert
1921–1947
playwright, short story writer, poet
Official cause
hepatitis
Jeon Myeong-un
1884–1947
independence activist
Official cause
cardiovascular disease
Gordon Crown
1929–1947
chess player
Official cause
peritonitis