Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1947

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 1947. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Oct. 2 Pëtr Dem'janovič Uspenskij
• Oct. 4 Max Planck

  German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1858).

• Oct. 4 Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck

  Prize laureate in recognition of the services he rendered to the advancement of Physics by his discovery of energy quanta.

• Oct. 4 Maria Cristina di Borbone-Due Sicilie
• Oct. 6 Leevi Madetoja

  Finnish composer and critic (b. 1887).

• Oct. 7 Arshak Fetvadjian
• Oct. 7 Alessio Soley
• Oct. 9 Yukio Sakurauchi

  Japanese businessman and politician, 27th japanese minister of finance (b. 1888).

• Oct. 9 Giuseppe Malagoli
• Oct. 12 Ian Hamilton
• Oct. 12 James Farley
• Oct. 12 Janus van Merrienboer
• Oct. 13 Sydney Webb

  Sydney Webb was a British socialist, economist, and reformer.

• Oct. 13 Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
• Oct. 13 Sidney James Webb
• Oct. 14 André Liminana
• Oct. 15 Osmond Brock
• Oct. 15 John Johansen
• Oct. 16 Anna B. Eckstein

  German peace activist (b. 1868).

• Oct. 16 Ahmad Ali Khan di Malerkotla
• Oct. 17 John Halliday
• Oct. 18 Michiaki Kamada

  Japanese admiral (b. 1890).

• Oct. 18 Ernesto Morandi
• Oct. 23 Sigurd Christiansen
• Oct. 26 Edwin Savage

  English priest and author (b. 1862).

• Oct. 27 William Fay

  Irish actor and producer, co-founded the abbey theatre (b. 1872).

• Oct. 30 John Joseph Cantwell