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In the year 1947

1,507 Notable birthdays

G. K. Butterfield

American politician.

Born April 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Wilson.

Zoe Lofgren

American politician.

Born December 21st, 1947 (age 77 years) in San Mateo.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

Irish socialist and republican political activist.

Born April 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Cookstown. [ref]

Drew Gilpin Faust

American historian.

Born September 1st, 1947 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Dick Fosbury

American athletics competitor, high jumper.

Born March 6th, 1947 in Portland.

Died March 12th, 2023 at 76 years old in Salt Lake City (lymphoma). [ref]

Tom Carper

American politician (born 1947).

Born January 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Beckley.

Brinda Karat

Indian politician.

Born October 17th, 1947 (age 77 years) in Kolkata.

Ronnie Montrose

American rock guitarist, songwriter (1947-2012).

Born November 29th, 1947 in San Francisco.

Died March 3rd, 2012 at 64 years old in Millbrae. [ref]

Bachir Gemayel

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

Born November 10th, 1947 in Achrafieh.

Died September 14th, 1982 at 34 years old in Achrafieh (deliberate murder).

Klaus Schulze

German composer and musician (1947–2022).

Born August 4th, 1947 in Berlin. [ref]

Died April 26th, 2022 at 74 years old [ref]

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