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In the year 1947

1,821 Notable birthdays

Svetlana Bojković

Serbian actress.

Born December 14th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Zemun.

Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Japanese racing driver.

Born July 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Shizuoka.

Björn Afzelius

Swedish singer, songwriter and guitar player. (1947–1999).

Born January 27th, 1947 in Huskvarna.

Died February 16th, 1999 at 52 years old in Gothenburg (lung cancer).

Hubert Védrine

French diplomat and politician.

Born July 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bellegarde-en-Marche.

Princess Sarvath El Hassan

Jordanian princess.

Born July 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kolkata.

Michèle Torr

French singer.

Born April 7th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Pertuis.

Aad de Mos

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born March 27th, 1947 (age 79 years) in The Hague.

Mary L. Cleave

American engineer and nasa astronaut (1947–2023).

Born February 5th, 1947 in Southampton.

Died November 27th, 2023 at 76 years old in Annapolis. [ref]

Goran Paskaljević

Serbian film director and screenwriter (1947-2020).

Born April 22nd, 1947 in Belgrade.

Died September 25th, 2020 at 73 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Tatyana Chernigovskaya

Soviet and russian psychologist.

Born February 7th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Jozias van Aartsen

Dutch politician (born 1947).

Born December 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in The Hague.

Mala Sen

Indian author.

Born June 3rd, 1947 in Mussoorie. [ref]

Died May 21st, 2011 at 63 years old in Mumbai.

Yehonatan Geffen

Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, and playwright.

Born February 22nd, 1947 in Nahalal.

Died April 19th, 2023 at 76 years old in Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer.

Ilanit

Israeli singer.

Born September 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tel Aviv.

Shwe Mann

Joint chief of staff of the burmese armed forces.

Born July 11th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kanyutkwin.

Lucius Shepard

Writer.

Born August 21st, 1947 in Lynchburg. [ref]

Died March 18th, 2014 at 66 years old in Portland (chronic condition). [ref]

Vincent Matthews

American sprinter.

Born December 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Queens.

Gunter Demnig

German artist (born 1947).

Born October 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Berlin.

Michael van Praag

Dutch sports executive.

Born September 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Amsterdam.

Konstantin Wecker

German musician.

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

Alan Weisman

American writer.

Born March 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Minneapolis.

Alexander Yakushev

Soviet ice hockey player.

Born January 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Balashikha.

Ian Scheckter

South african racing driver.

Born August 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in East London.

Franz West

Austrian artist (1947–2012).

Born February 16th, 1947 in Vienna.

Died July 26th, 2012 at 65 years old in Vienna.

David Rigert

Soviet weightlifter.

Born March 12th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Nagornoe.

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