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In the year 1947

1,579 Notable birthdays

Youn Yuh-jung

South korean actress.

Born June 19th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kaesong. [ref]

Herbert Mullin

American serial killer.

Born April 18th, 1947 in Salinas.

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

Anwar Ibrahim

Former 7th deputy prime minister of malaysia.

Born August 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Baghdad, Kuala Lumpur. [ref]

William Bonin

American serial killer.

Born January 8th, 1947 in Willimantic.

Died February 23rd, 1996 at 49 years old in San Quentin State Prison (lethal injection).

Laura Nyro

American singer and songwriter (1947–1997).

Born October 18th, 1947 in The Bronx.

Died April 8th, 1997 at 49 years old in Danbury (ovarian cancer).

Mohammad Najibullah

4th general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.

Born August 6th, 1947 in Gardēz. [ref]

Died September 27th, 1996 at 49 years old in Kabul (hanging). [ref]

James Keach

American actor (born 1947).

Born December 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Savannah.

Jerrold Nadler

American politician.

Born June 13th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Brooklyn. [ref]

Leslie Grantham

English actor (1947–2018).

Born April 30th, 1947 in Camberwell.

Died June 15th, 2018 at 71 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]

Roy Raymond

American businessman, founder of victoria's secret (1947-1993).

Born April 15th, 1947 in Connecticut.

Died August 26th, 1993 at 46 years old in Marin County.

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