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In the year 1947

1,668 Notable birthdays

Mesut Yılmaz

Prime minister of turkey (1947-2020).

Born November 6th, 1947 in Istanbul.

Died October 30th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]

Jacob Bekenstein

Mexican-israeli physicist.

Born May 1st, 1947 in Mexico City.

Died August 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

David Bordwell

American film historian.

Born July 23rd, 1947 in Penn Yan.

Died February 29th, 2024 at 76 years old in Madison (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]

Erik Olin Wright

American sociologist (1947-2019).

Born February 9th, 1947 in Berkeley.

Died January 23rd, 2019 at 71 years old in Milwaukee (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]

Uli Edel

German film director.

Born April 11th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Neuenburg am Rhein.

Amory Lovins

American energy policy analyst.

Born November 13th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Washington, D.C..

Günther Kaufmann

German actor (1947-2012).

Born June 16th, 1947 in Munich.

Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Sonny Carter

American physician, soccer player, navy officer, and astronaut (1947-1991).

Born August 15th, 1947 in Macon.

Died April 5th, 1991 at 43 years old in Brunswick (aviation accident).

Linda Gail Lewis

American musician.

Born July 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ferriday.

Pascal Lamy

French businessman and political advisor.

Born April 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Levallois-Perret.

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