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In the year 1947

1,821 Notable birthdays

Malcolm Cooper

British sports shooter (1947–2001).

Born December 20th, 1947 in Camberley.

Died June 9th, 2001 at 53 years old in West Sussex (brain cancer).

Ken Hackett

Us ambassador to the holy see.

Born January 27th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Boston.

Fatima Jibrell

Somali environmentalist, conservationist, humanitarian.

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

Allan Bell

British politician and chief minister of the isle of man (born 1947).

Born June 20th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Isle of Man.

Alberto Bigon

Italian football player and manager (born 1947).

Born October 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Padua.

Adriana Cavarero

Italian philosopher.

Born May 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bra.

Andrew Soltis

American chess player.

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

Theo de Jong

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born August 11th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Leeuwarden.

Michel Jonasz

French singer-songwriter.

Born January 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Drancy.

Alexandre Arcady

Film actor and director.

Born March 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Algiers.

Alaksandar Milinkievič

Belarusian politician.

Born July 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Hrodna.

Stefano Benni

Italian writer and journalist (1947–2025).

Born August 12th, 1947 in Bologna.

Died September 9th, 2025 at 78 years old in Bologna. [ref]

Barbara Cassin

French philologist and philosopher (1947-).

Born October 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Barbara Cassin

French philologist and philosopher.

Born October 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Saleh Kebzabo

Chadian politician.

Born March 27th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Léré. [ref]

Silvia Tortosa

Spanish actress.

Born March 8th, 1947 in Barcelona.

Died March 23rd, 2024 at 77 years old in Barcelona (liver cancer). [ref]

André Wilms

French actor (1947–2022).

Born April 29th, 1947 in Strasbourg.

Died February 9th, 2022 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Horst Blankenburg

German footballer.

Born July 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Heidenheim an der Brenz.

Clemente Mastella

Italian politician (1947).

Born February 5th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Ceppaloni.

Rajko Grlić

Croatian film director.

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

Cyrille Guimard

French cyclist and commentator.

Born January 20th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Bouguenais.

Vladimir Masorin

Russian admiral.

Born August 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bely.

Peter Sattmann

German actor.

Born December 26th, 1947 in Zwickau.

Died December 25th, 2025 at 77 years old in Stahnsdorf. [ref]

Margaret Geller

American astronomer.

Born December 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ithaca.

Miriam Naor

Chief justice of israel (1947–2022).

Born October 26th, 1947 in Jerusalem.

Died January 24th, 2022 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

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