June 5, 1947

1947Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist^[†]

Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York City during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. She achieved unexpected commercial success when her song "O Superman" reached number two on the UK singles chart in 1981.

1947Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1983)^[†]

Thomas Evans was an English musician who was best known for his work as the bassist of the band Badfinger. He also co-wrote their 1970 song "Without You," which has been recorded by over 180 artists — most notably Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey. Evans died by suicide in 1983, one of two members to do so, the first being Pete Ham in 1975.

1947David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter^[†]

Sir David Rippon Hare is an English playwright, screenwriter, and director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a BAFTA TV Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award, in addition to nominations for three Tony Awards, two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Film Awards, and two Golden Globes.

1947Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor^[†]

Frederick Jerome Stewart, known professionally as Freddie Stone, is an American pastor and musician, known for being a member of Sly and the Family Stone.

1947Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (born 1884)^[†]

Nils Olaf Chrisander was a Swedish actor and film director in the early part of the twentieth century.

1947Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.^[†]

The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The term cold war is used because there was no direct fighting between the two superpowers, though each supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars. In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence and an arms race in both conventional and nuclear weapons, the Cold War was expressed through technological rivalries such as the Space Race, espionage, propaganda campaigns, embargoes, and sports diplomacy.