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In the year 1947

1,640 Notable birthdays

Dave Barry

American writer.

Born July 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Armonk. [ref]

Theodore Long

American wrestling executive and former referee.

Born September 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Birmingham.

Wayne Allwine

American voice actor (1947–2009).

Born February 7th, 1947 in Glendale. [ref]

Died May 18th, 2009 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, diabetes). [ref]

David Blunkett

British politician.

Born June 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sheffield.

Allee Willis

American songwriter, multi-media artist, collector, and art director (1947-2019).

Born November 10th, 1947 in Detroit.

Died December 24th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Bachir Gemayel

Lebanese politician and militia commander and president of lebanon (1947-1982).

Born November 10th, 1947 in Ashrafieh.

Died September 14th, 1982 at 34 years old in Ashrafieh (bomb attack).

Bruno Latour

French sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist.

Born June 22nd, 1947 in Beaune. [ref]

Died October 9th, 2022 at 75 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Tessa Jowell

British politician (1947–2018).

Born September 17th, 1947 in London. [ref]

Died May 12th, 2018 at 70 years old in Shipston-on-Stour (brain cancer). [ref]

Carol Moseley Braun

American politician and lawyer.

Born August 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

Rod Marsh

Former australian wicketkeeper (1947–2022).

Born November 4th, 1947 in Armadale. [ref]

Died March 4th, 2022 at 74 years old in Adelaide (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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