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To inform Commons of Brit readiness to negotiate friendship treaty with France
US asks Govt to allow US Army personnel connected with Gen Mikhailovitch during war to testify at his trial for treason; stresses his leadership of resistance forces against Ger; text of US note sent through US Legation in Belgrade
returns, NYC, from Washington to attend UN Security Council hearing
Kazvin and Tabriz evacuation continues
Identified as author of article in Dem Digest (pub) denouncing Dems who voted for Case strike-control bill
1946Nicholas Jones, English actor[†]
Nicholas Jones is an English actor who has appeared on stage and in film and television.
1946Dee Murray, English bass player (died 1992)[†]
David Murray Oates, known as Dee Murray, was an English bass guitarist. He was best known for his long-time collaboration with Elton John as a member of the Elton John Band.
1946Marisa Paredes, Spanish film actress (died 2024)[†]
María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé, known professionally as Marisa Paredes, was a Spanish actress with a long illustrious career. She acted in more than 75 films, 80 tv shows and 15 plays – with some of Europe's most important directors – and was the recipient of numerous awards.
1946Hanna Suchocka, Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland[†]
Hanna Stanisława Suchocka is a Polish political figure, lawyer, professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Chair of the Constitutional Law Department, former First Vice-President and Honorary President of the Venice Commission.
1946Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (born 1887)[†]
Masaharu Homma was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Homma commanded the Japanese 14th Army, which invaded the Philippines and perpetrated the Bataan Death March. After the war, Homma was convicted of war crimes relating to the actions of troops under his direct command and executed by firing squad on April 3, 1946.
1946Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.[†]
Lieutenant general is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general.