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February 23, 1947

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Notable Births

Pia Kjærsgaard

1947Pia Kjærsgaard, Danish politician, Speaker of the Danish Parliament[†]

Pia Merete Kjærsgaard is a Danish politician who was Speaker of the Danish Parliament from 2015 to 2019, and former leader of the Danish People's Party.

Anton Mosimann

1947Anton Mosimann, Swiss chef and author[†]

Anton Mosimann is a Swiss chef and restaurateur who was Maitre Chef des Cuisines at the Dorchester Hotel for thirteen years, during which time its restaurant achieved a rating of two stars in the Michelin Guide. After leaving The Dorchester Mosimann took over a private dining club called The Belfrey and created Mosimann's, a cookery school, and other enterprises in the hospitality industry. He has also presented television programmes in the UK and Switzerland. In 2016 a museum dedicated to his life and culinary arts was opened in César Ritz Colleges, located on the shores of Lake Geneva, in the town of Le Bouveret.

Historical Events

International Organization for Standardization

1947International Organization for Standardization is founded.[†]

The International Organization for Standardization is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.