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In the year 1947

1,669 Notable birthdays

Hülya Koçyiğit

Turkish actor (born 1947).

Born December 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kuzguncuk.

John Varley

American science fiction author.

Born August 9th, 1947 in Austin.

Died December 10th, 2025 at 78 years old in Beaverton. [ref]

John Boswell

American historian.

Born March 20th, 1947 in Boston.

Died December 24th, 1994 at 47 years old in New Haven (death from AIDS-related complications).

Próspero Nograles

Speaker of the house of representatives of the philippines from 2008 to 2010.

Born October 30th, 1947 in Davao City.

Died May 4th, 2019 at 71 years old in Davao City (pneumonia). [ref]

Mark Frechette

American actor (1947-1975).

Born December 4th, 1947 in Boston.

Died September 27th, 1975 at 27 years old in Norfolk.

Yūko Tsushima

Japanese author (1947–2016).

Born March 30th, 1947 in Mitaka.

Died February 18th, 2016 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]

Andréa Ferréol

French actress.

Born January 6th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Aix-en-Provence.

Liu Yunshan

Politburo standing committee member of the communist party of china.

Born July 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tumed Right Banner.

İlber Ortaylı

Turkish historian (1947–2026).

Born May 21st, 1947 in Bregenz.

Died March 13th, 2026 at 78 years old in Koç University Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

French actor, film director and screenwriter.

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

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