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In the year 1947

1,507 Notable birthdays

Kevin Farrell

Catholic cardinal.

Born September 2nd, 1947 (age 77 years) in Dublin.

Samuel Edward Konkin III

American anarchist.

Born July 8th, 1947 in Saskatchewan.

Died February 23rd, 2004 at 56 years old in Los Angeles, West Los Angeles.

Pat Proft

American screenwriter.

Born April 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Columbia Heights.

Frank Furedi

Hungarian sociologist.

Born May 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Budapest. [ref]

Toshiyuki Nishida

Japanese actor, singer, talent (1947–2024).

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

Died October 17th, 2024 at 76 years old in Setagaya-ku (coronary artery disease). [ref]

Jiro Taniguchi

Japanese manga artist (1947-2017).

Born August 14th, 1947 in Tottori.

Died February 11th, 2017 at 69 years old in Tokyo.

Yukiya Amano

Director general/international atomic energy agency (1947-2019).

Born May 9th, 1947 in Yugawara.

Died July 18th, 2019 at 72 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Jonathan Kaplan

American director (1947–2025).

Born November 25th, 1947 in Paris.

Died August 1st, 2025 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]

Frédéric Mitterrand

French writer, director, television host and politician.

Born August 21st, 1947 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died March 21st, 2024 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]

Homayoun Ershadi

Iranian actor.

Born March 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Isfahan.

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