The year was

1947

Here's everything we logged from 1947 — 3 worldwide and 2 from India.

Someone born this year is around 23 today.

Famous people born in 1947 David, Hillary, Stephen…

Notable figures who share this birth year.

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David Bowie
Glam rock pioneer, Ziggy Stardust.
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Hillary Clinton
Former US Secretary of State.
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Stephen King
Master of horror fiction.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician.
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Dilma Rousseff
36th President of Brazil (2011-2016), 3rd President of the New Development Bank (BRICS).
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian lyricist and novelist.
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Johan Cruyff
Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016).
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Salman Rushdie
Indian-born British-American novelist.
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tech
Transistor invented
Bell Labs invented the transistor. The entire digital age is built on this one device.
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Microwave oven invented
Percy Spencer invented the microwave after a chocolate bar melted in his pocket near a radar tube.
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Sound barrier broken
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1. The era of supersonic flight began.
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world
India gains independence
After 200 years of British rule, India became free at midnight on August 15. Partition followed, displacing millions.
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Partition of India
India and Pakistan became separate nations. Over 14 million people were displaced. One of the largest mass migrations in history.
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