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In the year 1947

1,691 Notable birthdays

Megawati Soekarnoputri

5th president of indonesia (2001—2004) and 8th vice president of indonesia (1999—2001).

Born January 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Yogyakarta. [ref]

Zahi Hawass

Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist.

Born May 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Damietta.

Larry Manetti

Actor, memoirist.

Born July 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

Martha Nussbaum

American philosopher.

Born May 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Liz Torres

American actress.

Born September 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in The Bronx.

Lynn Anderson

American country music singer (1947-2015).

Born September 26th, 1947 in Grand Forks.

Died July 30th, 2015 at 67 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).

Jessica Savitch

American television news reporter (1947-1983).

Born February 1st, 1947 in Kennett Square.

Died October 23rd, 1983 at 36 years old in New Hope (drowning).

Tom Dempsey

American football player (1947-2020).

Born January 12th, 1947 in Milwaukee.

Died April 4th, 2020 at 73 years old in New Orleans (COVID-19). [ref]

Ron Dennis

British businessman.

Born June 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Woking.

Warren Clarke

English actor.

Born April 26th, 1947 in Oldham. [ref]

Died November 12th, 2014 at 67 years old in Beaconsfield (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Nikolai Volkoff

American professional wrestler (1947–2018).

Born October 14th, 1947 in Split.

Died July 29th, 2018 at 70 years old in Glen Arm. [ref]

Mark Dayton

40th governor of minnesota; former united states senator from minnesota.

Born January 26th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Minneapolis.

Gérard Houllier

French association football manager.

Born September 3rd, 1947 in Thérouanne.

Died December 14th, 2020 at 73 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (surgical complications). [ref]

Clare Torry

British singer.

Born November 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in London.

Tom Daschle

American politician (born 1947).

Born December 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Aberdeen.

France Gall

French singer.

Born October 9th, 1947 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died January 7th, 2018 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]

Bobby Kimball

American singer.

Born March 29th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Orange.

Harry Reems

American pornographic actor (1947–2013).

Born August 27th, 1947 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died March 19th, 2013 at 65 years old in Salt Lake City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Glenn Tipton

British guitarist.

Born October 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Blackheath.

Butch Trucks

American drummer (1947–2017).

Born May 11th, 1947 in Jacksonville. [ref]

Died January 24th, 2017 at 69 years old in West Palm Beach (shot to the head).

Michael Porter

American engineer and economist.

Born May 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ann Arbor.

Janet T. Mills

American politician and 75th governor of maine (born 1947).

Born December 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Farmington.

Billy Hayes

American writer, actor and film director.

Born April 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in New York City.

Henry McMaster

American politician, south carolina.

Born May 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Columbia.

Jim Messina

American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer.

Born December 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Maywood.

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