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In the year 1947

1,644 Notable birthdays

Don Tapscott

Canadian businessman.

Born June 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Toronto.

Roger D. Kornberg

American biochemist.

Born April 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in St. Louis.

Henri Michel

French football player and manager (1947-2018).

Born October 28th, 1947 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]

Died April 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Gardanne (cancer). [ref]

Bob Houghton

English footballer and manager (born 1947).

Born October 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in England.

Hülya Koçyiğit

Turkish actor (born 1947).

Born December 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kuzguncuk.

John Varley

American science fiction author.

Born August 9th, 1947 in Austin.

Died December 10th, 2025 at 78 years old in Beaverton. [ref]

John Boswell

American historian.

Born March 20th, 1947 in Boston.

Died December 24th, 1994 at 47 years old in New Haven (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]

Próspero Nograles

Speaker of the house of representatives of the philippines from 2008 to 2010.

Born October 30th, 1947 in Davao City.

Died May 4th, 2019 at 71 years old in Davao City (pneumonia). [ref]

Mark Frechette

American actor (1947-1975).

Born December 4th, 1947 in Boston.

Died September 27th, 1975 at 27 years old in Norfolk.

Yūko Tsushima

Japanese author (1947-2016).

Born March 30th, 1947 in Mitaka. [ref]

Died February 18th, 2016 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]

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