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In the year 1947

1,821 Notable birthdays

Emil Tabakov

Bulgarian conductor.

Born August 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ruse.

Rajko Đurić

Serbian romani writer and academic (1947–2020).

Born October 3rd, 1947 in Malo Orašje.

Died November 2nd, 2020 at 73 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Richard John Garcia

Catholic bishop.

Born April 24th, 1947 in San Francisco.

Died July 11th, 2018 at 71 years old in Monterey (Alzheimer's disease).

Minouche Barelli

French-monégasque singer.

Born December 13th, 1947 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 20th, 2004 at 56 years old in Monaco.

Dick Roth

American swimmer.

Born September 26th, 1947 in Palo Alto.

Died September 23rd, 2025 at 77 years old [ref]

Saïd Sadi

Algerian politician.

Born August 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Aghrib.

Ninni Cassarà

Italian police officer (1947–1985).

Born May 7th, 1947 in Palermo.

Died August 6th, 1985 at 38 years old in Palermo.

Kim Geun-tae

South korean politician (1947-2011).

Born February 14th, 1947 in Bucheon.

Died December 30th, 2011 at 64 years old in Seoul (neurological disorder). [ref]

Nicole Bricq

French politician (1947-2017).

Born June 10th, 1947 in La Rochefoucauld.

Died August 7th, 2017 at 70 years old in Poitiers (falling from height). [ref]

John Powell

American discus thrower (1947–2022).

Born June 25th, 1947 in San Francisco.

Died August 18th, 2022 at 75 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]

Teresa Parodi

Argentine singer-composer-songwriter.

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

Majgull Axelsson

Swedish writer and journalist.

Born February 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Landskrona.

Sergei Kovalenko

Basketball player (1947-2004).

Born August 11th, 1947 in Lüshunkou District.

Died November 18th, 2004 at 57 years old in Kyiv.

Anfinn Kallsberg

Prime minister of the faroe islands (1947–2024).

Born November 19th, 1947 in Klaksvík.

Died February 20th, 2024 at 76 years old [ref]

Ricardo Galvão

Brazilian physicist, engineer and federal deputy of brazil since 2025.

Born December 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Itajubá.

Christian Piot

Belgian footballer.

Born October 4th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ougrée.

Peter Nogly

German association football player and manager.

Born January 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Travemünde.

Lesley Bush

Diver.

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

Abdulhashim Mutalov

Uzbek politician.

Born February 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Okhangaron District.

Ole Henrik Magga

Sámi linguist from norway.

Born August 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ávževuopmi. [ref]

Mayana Zatz

Brazilian geneticist.

Born July 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tel Aviv.

Anders Ljungberg

Swedish footballer (born 1947).

Born July 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sweden.

Torsten Palm

Swedish racing driver.

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

Jean Jouzel

French climatologist and glaciologist.

Born March 5th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Janzé.

Carmen Alborch

Spanish politician and writer.

Born October 31st, 1947 in Castelló de Rugat.

Died October 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Valencia (cancer). [ref]

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