Discover what happened on 21 March 1947 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Yakov Korovin
- Ivan Makaravich Choserai (Belarus Russian art and architecture historian)
- Kyūzō Kudō (Japanese minister)
- Q17401788 (Greek military personnel)
- Jacob Por (Dutch painter (1882-1947))
- Bertha Menzler-Peyton (American painter)
- Samuel H. Hoge (American politician)
- Stephen Wallis Merrihew (American sports publisher (1862-1947))
- Aldrich Bowker (American stage- and film actor)
- Hermanus Johannes Eickholt (Dutch photographer (1893-1947))
- Annie Campbell ((died 1947))
- Michael MacDermot ((1945-1947))
- Josef Jareš
- Virginia Brunner (Austrian teacher and functionary)
- Hermann Noack (German officer in World War II and convicted war criminal (1912-1947))
- Henk Welther (Henk Welther (1885-1947))
- May Bragdon (Secretary, diarist)
- Louis Baeckelmans
- Frank B. Meade (American architect)
- Domenico Napoleone Orsini, 19th Duke of Gravina (Italian noble (1868-1947))
- J.J. Salverda de Grave (Dutch romanist (1863–1947))
- Wilhelm von Lans (German Marineoffizier (1861-1947))
- Joseph Barcroft (Physiologist, studied the oxygenation of blood (1872–1947))
- Albert Cuny (French linguist (1869–1947))
- Franz Nader (Austrian trade unionist (1865-1947))
- Friedrich Boden (German diplomat and jurist (1870–1947))
- Hans Rüdiger (German writer (1878-1947))
- August de Wever (Dutch botanist and physician (1874-1947))
- Alfred Hind (English cricketer and rugby union footballer (1878-1947))
- Ivan Barbovitch
- Xavier Guichard (French archaeologist (1870–1947))
- Lîm Kài
- Dora Wahlroos (Finnish painter (1870-1947))
- Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt (Irish viscount)
- Philip Lehman (American investment banker (1861–1947))
- Takeji Nakano (Japanese baseball player)
- Gustav Beuer (Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and German nation politician (1893–1947))
- Homer Lusk Collyer (American compulsive hoarder)
- Yakov Korovin
- Ivan Makaravich Choserai (Belarus Russian art and architecture historian)
- Kyūzō Kudō (Japanese minister)
- Q17401788 (Greek military personnel)
- Jacob Por (Dutch painter (1882-1947))
- Bertha Menzler-Peyton (American painter)
- Samuel H. Hoge (American politician)
- Stephen Wallis Merrihew (American sports publisher (1862-1947))
- Aldrich Bowker (American stage- and film actor)
- Hermanus Johannes Eickholt (Dutch photographer (1893-1947))
- Annie Campbell ((died 1947))
- Michael MacDermot ((1945-1947))
- Josef Jareš
- Virginia Brunner (Austrian teacher and functionary)
- Hermann Noack (German officer in World War II and convicted war criminal (1912-1947))
- Henk Welther (Henk Welther (1885-1947))
- May Bragdon (Secretary, diarist)
- Louis Baeckelmans
- Frank B. Meade (American architect)
- Domenico Napoleone Orsini, 19th Duke of Gravina (Italian noble (1868-1947))