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In the year 1947

1,641 Notable birthdays

Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan

Jordanian prince.

Born March 20th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Amman.

Edward Yang

Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007).

Born November 6th, 1947 in Shanghai.

Died June 29th, 2007 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Yukio Hatoyama

Prime minister of japan from 2009 to 2010.

Born February 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Bunkyō-ku.

Andrew Card

U.s. secretary of transportation, white house chief of staff.

Born May 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Brockton.

Gareth Edwards

Welsh rugby union player.

Born July 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.

Lawrence Wright

American author, screenwriter, and staff writer.

Born August 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Oklahoma City.

Shuki Levy

Israeli-american music composer and television producer.

Born June 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tel Aviv.

Ismail Omar Guelleh

President of djibouti (1999-present).

Born November 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Dire Dawa. [ref]

Mike Sexton

American poker player (1947–2020).

Born September 22nd, 1947 in Shelby.

Died September 6th, 2020 at 72 years old in Las Vegas (prostate cancer).

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

Danish businessman.

Born December 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Billund.

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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle