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In the year 1947

1,821 Notable birthdays

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

American wine critic.

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

Kenpachirō Satsuma

Japanese actor (1947–2023).

Born May 27th, 1947 in Izumi. [ref]

Died December 16th, 2023 at 76 years old (interstitial lung disease). [ref]

Yuri Ushakov

Russian diplomat.

Born March 13th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Moscow.

Regina Duarte

Brazilian actress.

Born February 5th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Franca. [ref]

Michael Dibdin

British writer (1947–2007).

Born March 21st, 1947 in Wolverhampton.

Died March 30th, 2007 at 60 years old in Seattle.

John Radford

English football player (born 1947).

Born February 22nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Hemsworth.

Louis Michel

Belgian politician.

Born September 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tienen.

Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga

American samoan politician and governor.

Born August 12th, 1947 in Taʻū.

Died March 6th, 2026 at 78 years old in Honolulu. [ref]

Dick Pope

British cinematographer (1947–2024).

Born August 3rd, 1947 in Bromley. [ref]

Died October 22nd, 2024 at 77 years old [ref]

Egberto Gismonti

Brazilian musician and composer.

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

Claude Montana

French fashion designer (1947–2024).

Born June 29th, 1947 in Paris, 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 23rd, 2024 at 76 years old in Hôpital Bretonneau. [ref]

Co Adriaanse

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born July 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Amsterdam.

Christian Jacq

French author and egyptologist.

Born April 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Paris.

Will Alsop

British architect (1947-2018).

Born December 12th, 1947 in Northampton.

Died May 12th, 2018 at 70 years old in London.

Hansa Yogendra

Indian yoga guru, author, researcher and television personality (born 1947).

Born October 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Indore.

Renata Sorrah

Brazilian actress.

Born February 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Humayun Azad

Bangladeshi author, poet, scholar and linguist. (1947–2004).

Born April 28th, 1947 in Munshiganj District. [ref]

Died August 12th, 2004 at 57 years old in Munich.

Kate Clinton

American comedian.

Born November 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Buffalo.

Noël Carroll

American philosopher.

Born December 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Far Rockaway.

Michael S. Hart

American author, founder of project gutenberg (1947–2011).

Born March 8th, 1947 in Tacoma.

Died September 6th, 2011 at 64 years old in Urbana (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Mads Gilbert

Norwegian anesthesiologist.

Born June 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Porsgrunn. [ref]

Margaret Rhea Seddon

Surgeon and former nasa astronaut.

Born November 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Murfreesboro. [ref]

Riccardo Fogli

Italian singer.

Born October 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Pontedera.

Peter Serkin

American musician (1947-2020).

Born July 24th, 1947 in New York City.

Died February 1st, 2020 at 72 years old in Red Hook (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Jioji (George) Konrote

Fijian politician.

Born December 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Rotuma Island.

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