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In the year 1947

1,639 Notable birthdays

Sally Struthers

Actress, spokesperson, activist.

Born July 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Portland.

Harry Redknapp

English association football player and manager.

Born March 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Poplar.

Richard Beckinsale

English actor (1947-1979).

Born July 6th, 1947 in Carlton.

Died March 19th, 1979 at 31 years old in Sunningdale (myocardial infarction).

Chris Wallace

American broadcast journalist.

Born October 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

Warren Zevon

American rock musician (1947–2003).

Born January 24th, 1947 in Chicago.

Died September 7th, 2003 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (mesothelioma).

Ottis Toole

American serial killer, arsonist, cannibal, and necrophile.

Born March 5th, 1947 in Jacksonville.

Died September 15th, 1996 at 49 years old in Raiford (liver cirrhosis).

Don Felder

American rock musician.

Born September 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Gainesville.

Alan Sugar

British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947).

Born March 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in London Borough of Hackney.

James Patterson

American author.

Born March 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Newburgh.

Richard Griffiths

English actor (1947-2013).

Born July 31st, 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees. [ref]

Died March 28th, 2013 at 65 years old in University Hospital Coventry (surgical complications). [ref]

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