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In the year 1947

1,507 Notable birthdays

Timothy B. Schmit

American musician.

Born October 30th, 1947 (age 77 years) in Oakland.

James Dyson

British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the dyson company.

Born May 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Cromer.

Arlo Guthrie

American folk singer.

Born July 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Coney Island.

Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

Religious leader of the sikh organization damdami taksal.

Born February 12th, 1947 in Moga district.

Died June 6th, 1984 at 37 years old in Amritsar (killed in action).

Clark Olofsson

Swedish criminal behind stockholm syndrome (1947–2025).

Born February 1st, 1947 in Trollhättan church parish.

Died June 24th, 2025 at 78 years old in Arvika stadsdistrikt. [ref]

Glynn Turman

American actor, writer, director, and producer.

Born January 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Peter Criss

American drummer.

Born December 20th, 1947 (age 77 years) in Brooklyn.

Kim Darby

American actress.

Born July 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Los Angeles.

Takeshi Kitano

Japanese film director, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter and video game designer.

Born January 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Adachi-ku.

Greg Lake

English bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer.

Born November 10th, 1947 in Parkstone.

Died December 7th, 2016 at 69 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

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