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Vice Premier Nenni voices hope that conf will clarify nation's status
Benes cable of thanks recalled
O'Dwyer Emergency Com on Housing suggests Wagner-Ellender-Taft bill amendment to provide increased subsidies for low-income groups and GI Bill of Rights amendment on home loans
4th qr cost figures to be available Feb 1 in support of mfrs plea for OPA action
1945Ernie Hudson, American actor[†]
Earnest Lee Hudson is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films Leviathan (1989), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), The Crow (1994), Airheads (1994), The Basketball Diaries (1995), Congo (1995), Miss Congeniality (2000), and The Ron Clark Story (2006).
1945David Mallet, English director[†]
David Victor Mark Mallet is a British director of music videos and concert films. He was one of the most prolific directors of music videos in the 1980s.
1945Chris Matthews, American journalist and author[†]
Christopher John Matthews is an American political commentator, retired talk show host, and author. Matthews hosted his weeknight hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, on America's Talking and later on MSNBC, from 1997 until 2020. He announced on his final episode that he was retiring, following an accusation that he had made inappropriate comments to a Hardball guest four years earlier.
1945Jüri Talvet, Estonian poet and critic[†]
Jüri Talvet is an Estonian poet and academic. He is the author of various literary works including poetry, criticism, and essays.
1945Jacqueline Wilson, English author and academic[†]
Dame Jacqueline Wilson is an English novelist known for her children's literature. Her novels have tackled realistic topics such as adoption and divorce. Since her debut novel in 1969, Wilson has written more than 100 books.
1945Kurdistan flag day, the flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan.[†]
Kurdistan, or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo-cultural region in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based. Geographically, Kurdistan roughly encompasses the northwestern Zagros and the eastern Taurus mountain ranges.