Frank Hsieh Chang-ting is a Taiwanese politician and former defense attorney who served as Ambassador of Taiwan to Japan from 2016 to 2024. A cofounder of the Democratic Progressive Party, he has served on the Taipei City Council, the Legislative Yuan, as the mayor of Kaohsiung City, and as the Premier of Taiwan under president Chen Shui-bian. Hsieh was the DPP nominee in the 2008 presidential election and was defeated by Ma Ying-jeou.

1946Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster^[†]

Reginald Martinez Jackson is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels. Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993 in his first year of eligibility.

1946Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (died 2013)^[†]

Gerd Langguth was a professor of political science at the University of Bonn and the author of biographies of Angela Merkel, Horst Köhler and of Rudi Dutschke

Headlines from May 18, 1946

RAILS FACE TIE-UP; RAILROAD UNION HEADS AT WHITE HOUSE

STEEL WORKERS ASK SMALL'S DISMISSAL; Truman Is Urged to Repudiate Appeal of CPA Head for a 6-Month Ban on Strikes STEEL UNION ASKS SMALL'S DISMISSAL Urges Support of FEPC Backs Political Action

MINE OWNERS HIT; Federation Backs Welfare Fund--Offers Aid 'Until Victory' PIT SEIZURE PLANNED Dispute Is Discussed by Cabinet as Operators,UMW Mark Time PLANS PREPARED FOR MINE SEIZURE Conditions Called Intolerable

GANDHI SUPPORTS BRITISH PROPOSAL; Extols Sincerity of Offer-- Wary Approval Is Heard in Two Main Indian Groups Reaction Is Cautious GANDHI SUPPORTS BRITISH PROPOSAL Position of Viceroy Amery Extends Blessing

BRITAIN-U.S. JOIN TO EXPORT CEREALS FOR HUNGRY WORLD; Agreement Fixes 10,000,000 Tons as Goal for Relief Purposes to September RUSSIA OUT OF PROGRAM Reported Rejection of Truman's Appeal for Aid Is Held to Increase 'Risk of Famine'

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