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In the year 1947

1,821 Notable birthdays

Borka Pavićević

Dramaturge, newspaper columnist, activist (1947-2019).

Born June 5th, 1947 in Kotor.

Died June 30th, 2019 at 72 years old in Belgrade.

Ron Freeman

Athletics competitor.

Born June 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Elizabeth.

Stanisława Celińska

Polish actress.

Born April 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Warsaw.

Bill Schmidt

Athletics competitor.

Born December 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Muse.

Sef Vergoossen

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born August 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Pey.

Ivan Dykhovichny

Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (1947–2009).

Born October 16th, 1947 in Moscow.

Died September 27th, 2009 at 61 years old in Moscow (lymphoma).

Robert C. Allen

Economic historian.

Born January 10th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Salem.

Eddie Axberg

Actor, sound engineer.

Born July 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Stockholm.

Lex Schoenmaker

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born August 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in The Hague.

Çetin Alp

Turkish musician (1947–2004).

Born June 21st, 1947 in Malatya.

Died May 18th, 2004 at 56 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).

Hans Ooft

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born June 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Rotterdam.

Osvaldo Piazza

Argentine footballer and manager (born 1947).

Born April 6th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Buenos Aires.

Charlie Hickcox

American swimmer (1947–2010).

Born February 6th, 1947 in Phoenix.

Died June 14th, 2010 at 63 years old in San Diego (cancer). [ref]

Ádám Nádasdy

Hungarian linguist, translator and poet (1947–2026.

Born February 15th, 1947 in Budapest.

Died March 29th, 2026 at 79 years old [ref]

Leena Krohn

Finnish writer (born 1947).

Born February 28th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Helsinki.

Eva Köhler

Wife of former german president horst köhler.

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

Michal Tučný

Czech guitarist and singer (1947–1995).

Born January 11th, 1947 in Prague.

Died March 10th, 1995 at 48 years old in Prague (liver cancer).

Claudio Sala

Italian footballer.

Born September 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Italy, Macherio.

Bjørn Nørgaard

Danish sculptor (born 1947).

Born May 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Copenhagen.

Wolfgang Schwarz

Austrian figure skater.

Born September 14th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Vienna.

Harry Baer

German actor, producer and author.

Born September 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Biberach an der Riss.

Tullio Lanese

Italian football referee (1947–2025).

Born January 10th, 1947 in Messina.

Died March 1st, 2025 at 78 years old in Messina. [ref]

László Polgár

Opera singer (1947–2010).

Born January 1st, 1947 in Somogyszentpál.

Died September 19th, 2010 at 63 years old in Zurich. [ref]

Flemming Jørgensen

Danish actor-singer (1947-2011).

Born February 7th, 1947 in Randers.

Died January 1st, 2011 at 63 years old in Egå (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Joop van Daele

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born August 14th, 1947 in Rotterdam.

Died May 7th, 2025 at 77 years old [ref]

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