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Urges econ sanctions against Franco Govt
Govt 1st Army drives within 70 mi of Changchun; earlier battle at Kaiyuan reptd victory for 1st Army; Communists reptd surrounding Changchun to enter when USSR troops leave; Fushun mines found stripped by USSR troops; daily Govt-Communist clashes reptd, Fushun; Communists reptd entered into edge of Harbin; disagreements continue to delay arrival of truce teams; Dr K C Wu contradicts Gen Chou on number of Govt troops in Manchuria; map
Filipinos protest Bell bill; attack Comr McNutt for defending same
Role in US Army officers' discovery of hidden metals, Tokyo Bay, discussed
1946Zaid Abdul-Aziz, American basketball player[†]
Zaid Abdul-Aziz is an American former professional basketball player. He was known as Don Smith until he changed his name when he converted to Islam in 1976.
1946Colette Besson, French runner and educator (died 2005)[†]
Colette Besson was a French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
1946Herménégilde Chiasson, Canadian poet, playwright, and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick[†]
Herménégilde Chiasson is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also currently a professor at Université de Moncton.
1946Robert Metcalfe, American engineer and entrepreneur[†]
Robert "Bob" Melancton Metcalfe is an American engineer and entrepreneur who contributed to the development of the internet in the 1970s. He co-invented Ethernet, co-founded 3Com, and formulated Metcalfe's law, which describes the effect of a telecommunications network. Metcalfe has also made several predictions which failed to come to pass, including forecasting the demise of the internet during the 1990s.
1946Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian politician and diplomate[†]
Dimitrij Rupel is a Slovenian politician.
1946Stan Winston, American special effects designer and makeup artist (died 2008)[†]
Stanley Winston was an American television and film special make-up effects artist, best known for his work in the Terminator series, the first three Jurassic Park films, Aliens, The Thing, the first two Predator films, Inspector Gadget, Iron Man, and Edward Scissorhands. He won four Academy Awards for his work.
1946The Soviet Union annexes East Prussia as the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.[†]
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly referred to as the Soviet Union or Russia, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), it was the flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.