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In the year 1947

1,583 Notable birthdays

David Helfgott

Australian concert pianist.

Born May 19th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Melbourne.

Tom DeLay

American republican politician.

Born April 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Laredo.

Olympia Snowe

American politician; u.s. senator for maine.

Born February 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Augusta.

Florian Schneider

German musician; founding member of electronic band kraftwerk.

Born April 7th, 1947 in Kattenhorn.

Died April 30th, 2020 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). [ref]

Eliot Engel

American politician.

Born February 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Dave Barry

American writer.

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

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]

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]

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.

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